Slow Cooker Ground Chicken Taco Filling

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Slow Cooker Ground Chicken Taco Filling

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• Yield: 4 servings 1x

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Description

Flavorful and healthy ground chicken taco filling. Use in tacos or on taco salad.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 Tbsp canola or vegetable oil
• 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 lb ground chicken (90/10)
• 1 piece of bread
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• Lime juice
• Salt and pepper
• Tortillas
• Toppings:  cheese, cilantro, avocado, tomatoes, sour cream

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Instructions

1. Place onion, chili powder, garlic, oregano and oil in microwave safe bowl.  Microwave for about 4-5 minutes, stirring every minute until soft.  Transfer to the slow cooker.
2. Add the tomato sauce and brown sugar into the slow cooker.
3. In a separate bowl, mash the bread and milk together into a paste.  Add in the ground chicken and the 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper.  Mix together but do not over stir.
4. Add chicken to slow cooker and stir to combine.
5. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or on HIGH for 2 hours.
6. Salt and pepper to taste.  Add lime juice to taste.
7. Serve chicken filling wrapped up in tortillas with desired toppings.

Review:
This is another great summer meal with fresh yummy toppings.  You could also use this meat for a taco salad.  I loved that you didn’t have to brown the meat and it still worked.  The ground chicken is lean enough that it doesn’t sit in a bunch of grease.

I love ground chicken.  It is easy to cook, flavorful and very healthy.  If you haven’t tried ground chicken yet, do it.  My family is loving it.  I enjoy it much more than ground beef.  You can substitute it in most any recipe that calls for ground beef or ground turkey.

4 stars