Shredded Chicken Tacos

When you live in New Orleans, Mexican food is hard to come by. After searching for days for a place that had tacos, I came up short. So, I thought I would take it upon myself to bring Mexican food to my New Orleans' kitchen. This may not be true Mexican food, but it definitely fills the gap of what I have been missing since living here. 

While some of my recipes may take some skill and precision, I can assure you that this is one of my easiest recipes that I will ever post... Unless I make cereal ;-). This can even be a meal where you can set it before work and it's done when you come home. In order to make the chicken for the shredded chicken tacos, you only need three things... 

Chicken, taco seasoning, and a Crock-pot. 

To make things even easier, I used frozen chicken and it works just the same. To start, throw 4-6 chicken breasts into the crock-pot along with the entire packet of seasoning. Once those two are in the crock-pot, add 2 cups of water and turn your crock-pot on low. This will cook for 6-8 hours. I like to check on my chicken every couple of hours just because I am antsy. 

After 2 hours...

After 4 hours... I like to flip my chicken halfway through just so everything cooks evenly.

After 7 hours...

Once time has elapsed, bring each chicken breast into a big bowl. Try to bring as little water with the chicken as you can.

Start shredding the chicken with two forks.

Once completely shredded, this is what your bowl should look like.

Now that all your chicken is shredded, you can start to make your tacos.

I dressed my tacos with shredded cheese, salsa, jalapenos, and guacamole. I will be posting my recipe for guacamole soon. For this recipe, I only used four chicken breasts and Patrick and I had a ton left over. Shredded chicken can be used for so many different meals. We have already decided to use the leftovers for chicken nachos for tomorrow night's dinner. 

Recipe:

Ingredients

4-6 chicken breasts, thawed or frozen

1 packet of taco seasoning

2 cups of water

Tortillas

Shredded cheese

Shredded lettuce

Chopped onions

(Or whatever toppings you decide)

Directions

1. Place the chicken breasts in a crock-pot on low. Add water and keep covered for 6-8 hours.
2. If you feel necessary, turn chicken halfway thru.
3. Once time has surpassed, remove the chicken breasts into a large bowl. Begin shredding the chicken with two forks. 
4. Place chicken in tortillas and add your toppings.