These good, shredded chicken green chili tacos are full of flavor – only one pot and simple ingredients for the most good tacos ever! Great in burritos, enchiladas, salads, and more!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Good Shredded Chicken Green Chili Tacos

These slow cooker shredded chicken green chili tacos have been on our site for a long time— until we went send a friend to it one day, and realized the post isn't there anymore!

We originally posted it 4 or 5 years ago – and somewhere along the line it got lost. Well, no matter anyways, because MAN were our photos ugly back then!

We decided to make this recipe again this weekend, and knew we needed to update it here, because this is one of our favorite chicken recipes of all time – and it is SOOOO easy!

These tacos are full of our favorite flavors from growing up in Southern California and Colorado – in the fall, we love to eat these with fresh roasted hatch green chilis – the smoky, slightly tangy flavor is perfection with shredded chicken.

These chicken tacos celebrate latin flavors – fresh, good ingredients, cooked simply, in a way that is solid to share with the people you love.

As for the tacos themselves, we use fresh uncooked tortillas (place them in a warm pan and cook for a few minutes on each side until soft- they are SO much more good than the dry kind you find already made.)

We then layer black beans, a little shredded cheese (don't go overboard here – we're going for the deliciously fresh flavors and don't need to drown the tacos in cheese!), and then top with diced tomatoes, fresh cilantro, and some crema.

How to Make Shredded Chicken Tacos

First you will need to assemble:

Chicken
Diced tomatoes, with green chilis
Chili powder
Cumin
Cayenne pepper
Smoked paprika
Garlic powder
Sea salt
Water
Tortillas, corn or flour
Optional Toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa

Use this method:

Add ingredients to a pot, stir to mix spices and tomatoes. Cover pot and cook on low on the stovetop for 2-2 1/2 hours, until chicken is cooked through.

When chicken is cooked to 170 degrees internally, remove from pan with tomatoes and liquid, and place into a large bowl of a stand mixer.

Add the paddle attachment and turn on medium low and spin until chicken is shredded, about 2 minutes- it helps if the chicken is still extremely hot, it makes it shred more easily.

When shredded, remove from mixer and add to tacos, enchiladas, burritos, salads, or in sandwiches!

These tacos are suited to a dinner party – you can easily prepare the meal ahead of time and get all of the fixings out, and encourage guests to make their own tacos.

These are meant to be shared with people you love – and because they are SO easy to make, you'll have a lot more time to spend with them instead of slaving in the kitchen!

look at how bright and colorful these tacos are – couldn't you dive in?? We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

If you are looking for more ways to make chicken try these winner recipes next:

Shredded Chicken Green Chili Tacos Recipe

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Ingredients

1 lbs chicken
8 oz diced tomatoes, with green chilis
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp sea salt
6 oz water
12 Tortillas, corn or flour
Optional Toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa

Method

Add ingredients to a pot, stir to mix spices and tomatoes.
Cover pot and cook on low on the stovetop for 2-2 1/2 hours, until chicken is cooked through.
When chicken is cooked to 170 degrees internally, remove from pan with tomatoes and liquid, and place into a large bowl of a stand mixer.
Add the paddle attachment and turn on medium low and spin until chicken is shredded, about 2 minutes- it helps if the chicken is still extremely hot, it makes it shred more easily.
When shredded, remove from mixer and add to tacos, enchiladas, burritos, salads, or in sandwiches!