Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Salad

Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Salad Recipe

One of our favorite healthy and low carb lunches is making slow cooker chicken taco salad. It’s really easy to add all the ingredients to the slow cooker and return later to a fantastic meal. We love taking the chicken and making a low carb salad out of it. Our recipe for slow cooker chicken taco salad is a winner and fool proof. Once you make it, you’ll love making so many things with it. The flavors, textures and yummy taco toppings really take this over the top. Best of all, it’s low carb, healthy and loaded with flavor.

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Best Slow Cooker Chicken for Many Meals

We’re obsessed with this slow cooker taco chicken because it’s so versatile. This low carb salad version is definitely the healthiest. But if you’re craving a taco, this chicken is perfect for that. You can make chicken tacos, tostadas or quesadillas if you are craving a few more carbs. The possibilities are endless with all the meal variations. Best of all, you can freeze this chicken after it’s cooked and continue eating it later in the month. Another great idea is to add little broth and make this into a hearty soup! Add some corn, beans, veggies, hominy and strips of tortilla if you want. It quickly transforms into a mexican soup, tortilla soup or posole soup.

Here’s more of our great low carb chicken recipes here and easy chicken recipes here.

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Salad

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 6 hrs

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins

You can replace the spices for 1 bag of taco seasoning but our spice blend is so much more flavorful.

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Ingredients

For the Chicken

• 2 pounds (907 g) chicken
• 1 cup (245 g) tomato sauce or salsa
• 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) Worcestershire or soy sauce
• 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) chili powder
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) onion powder
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt , or more to taste
• Fresh cracked black pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) chipotle powder (optional, for spicy flavor)

For the Salad:

• 6 cups (1.5 l) chopped lettuce

Optional Toppings:

• salsa
• cheese
• sliced avocado
• lime wedges
• hot sauce
• sliced radishes
• diced red onion
• sour cream

Equipment

• Slow Cooker

Instructions 

• Add all the chicken ingredients into the slow cooker (chicken, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, salt & pepper, and optional chipotle powder). Stir to combine all the spices into the sauce.
• Slow cook 6-8 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high.
• Take the chicken pieces out of the slow cooker, cut into 1-2 inch pieces, then place back in the slow cooker. Shed with a couple forks to break up the chicken.
• Taste the chicken and add more salt if needed.
• When ready to serve, top the lettuce with the shredded chicken and top with your preferred toppings.

If your air fryer is preheated or if you are cooking multiple batches, you may need to reduce timing by a few minutes (unless preheating is called for in the recipe).

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Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 15g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 54mg, Sodium: 544mg, Potassium: 472mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 4817IU, Vitamin C: 7mg, Calcium: 42mg, Iron: 2mg

Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Calories: 187