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Slow cooker shredded chicken tacos
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Slow cooker shredded chicken tacos

Juicy pulled chicken in a smoky tomato sauce, ready to load into warm wraps with all the toppings.

Time 10 min prep, 6 hr cook
EffortMedium
Per portion£3.37
Calories748 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Chicken breast fillets650 g
  • Chopped tomatoes (tin)1 tin
  • Peppers2 peppers
  • Brown onions150 g
  • Garlic3 cloves
  • Plain tortilla wraps8 wraps
  • Lettuce½ lettuce
  • Mature Cheddar80 g
  • Soured cream100 g
  • Limes1 lime

Also uses from the cupboard: table salt, ground black pepper, paprika, ground cumin, chilli flakes. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Gluten, Milk.

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Nutrition per adult portion
748
calories
58g
protein
77g
carbs
23g
fat
7g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

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  1. Put the chicken, tomatoes, sliced peppers and onion and crushed garlic in the slow cooker with 2 teaspoons each of cumin and smoked paprika and a pinch of chilli.650 g chicken breast fillets1 tin chopped tomatoes2 peppers150 g brown onions3 cloves garlic
  2. Put the lid on and cook on low for 6 hours.
  3. Shred the chicken into the sauce with two forks and squeeze in the lime.1 lime
  4. Warm the wraps and fill with the chicken, shredded lettuce, grated cheese and soured cream.8 wraps½ lettuce80 g mature cheddar100 g soured cream
The trick that makes it

Leave the lid off for the last 20 minutes on high so the sauce thickens and clings to the chicken.

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