Keto Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos
Shake up taco night with these keto slow cooker shredded chicken tacos! 🌮
TACOS ARE LIFE because everyone can get on board for them, including the pickiest of eaters– and these keto slow cooker shredded chicken tacos are no exception! Good thing they’re easy to make with a simple cheese shell – and I’ll show you how to make those in this post, too!
Best of all, this easy recipe lets your slow cooker do all the work! I appreciate any and all slow cooker ideas that can make life run smoothly for quick meals during the week, and this chicken dinner is definitely a winner!
Start with well-seasoned meat!
Boring shredded chicken makes me sad, so today we’re adding lots of taco and ranch-inspired seasonings that can definitely be adjusted to taste. In fact, make sure to shake up a jar of our keto-friendly homemade taco seasoning to keep things low carb and delicious! Plus, we’re adding a diced jalapeno and lime juice for additional flavor.
Once cooked, stir in a can of Rotel tomatoes and chilies, or sub in your favorite salsa. After all, this is about whatever floats your boat. I mean taco! 🌮😉
Hip tips for making Keto Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos:
- This chicken can be used in all sorts of keto-friendly meal ideas other than tacos, like a yummy taco salad, keto chimichangas, cabbage enchiladas, keto taquitos, and so much more!
- Like my shredding claws? These Bear Paws are super handy for shredded meat, and I absolutely ❤️ them!
Keto Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos
yield: 10 SERVINGS
prep time: 10 MINUTES
cook time: 3 HOURS
total time: 3 HOURS 10 MINUTES
Brilliantly seasoned shredded chicken to build keto tacos or any other low carb meal with!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds raw chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning (recipe HERE)
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and diced
- juice from one lime
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 can Rotel tomatoes & chilies
- Shredded cheddar cheese for taco shells (1/2 cup per shell)
- any desired keto friendly toppings for serving
Directions
1
Place chicken breasts in slow cooker along with seasonings, chicken broth, jalapeno, and the juice of one lime.
2
Close the slow cooker lid, and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours or HIGH for 2-3 hours.
3
Remove the chicken, shred, and remove most of the liquid. Return chicken to the slow cooker. Stir in a can of Rotel, drained. Serve shredded chicken in tacos as desired. Note: This made about 5 cups of shredded chicken mixture.
Additional Notes
Nutrition calculations are for shredded chicken only. Add 1 net carb per each cheese shell.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 5 cups shredded chicken, Serving Size: 1/2 cup shredded chicken
Amount Per Serving:
121 Calories | 1g Fat | 3g Total Carbs | 1g Fiber | 22g Protein | 2g Net Carbs
Make some EASY shredded cheese keto taco shells.
Using JUST shredded cheddar cheese as a taco shell is a genius idea because it’s easy and – HELLO – yummy, too!
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- For each shell: Pile about 1/2 cup of cheddar shredded cheese into a 6-inch circle.
- Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for about 6-8 minutes until the edges get slightly browned.
- Remove from oven, carefully bend circles in half, and let cool.
- Stuff as desired for TACOS!
Loving this idea? Head on over here to see the complete recipe and detailed instructions!
Nutrition Per Each Taco Shell: Calories: 200, Total Carbohydrates: 1g, Fiber: 0g, Net Carbohydrates: 1g, Total Fat: 16g, Protein: 13g
Keto tacos that actually rock!
Upgrade your plain lettuce-wrapped taco to something that you can hold in your hand, like these cheese shells! They pair so well with this tasty shredded chicken. This idea never disappoints, and I think your family will enjoy it, too!
Try this: Slow-Cooker Keto Taco Soup Recipe
I was doing a version of this for years before we even started keto recently. I would put sliced peppers and onions in the bottom of the crockpot and the chicken on top. Season it all and cook on high for 3 1/2 to 4 hours. The chicken would be so moist that it would start to fall apart as I was removing it from the crockpot to shred. Place it back in the crock with the veggies and to soak up all the moisture that was released during cooking. Then we could add cheese or other toppings when assembling our tacos, fajitas, etc. This is a great meal to through in the crockpot on Sunday and have portioned out for quick and easy meals during the week.
We just tried doing the cheese shells recently and have done them again since. Parchment paper really helps in the process and if you feel like you need to draw out the circles, just flip over the paper before putting the cheese down. Another tip I saw was to peel them up when they are just cool enough to manage and place them over the edge of a bowl and they will bend on their own as they cool. They taste great and have a nice crunch to them. Just beware as they do tend to feel quite greasy.
Thanks Liz so much for all your helpful tips!! ❤️
This was DELICIOUS, and with the advent of the instant pot, a VERY quick meal to fix!
Added some homemade sugar-free salsa to the pot with the seasonings and the lime juice and didn’t even need chicken breast! Had to double the cooking time from 15-30 minutes for the chicken to be tender enough to shred, but by the time I was done making the shredded cheese “tacos” and cutting up the tomatoes and avocados, it was done.
Added some simple sugar-free cabbage-coleslaw (shredded cabbage, EXTREMELY thin sliced white onions [used my mandolin], mayo, S&P, a dash of hot sauce & a bit of artificial sweetener) which gave it extra crunch.
Topped with sour cream, veggies and slaw…TOTALLY DELICIOUS!!!
Didn’t miss the traditional taco shells one bit!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECIPE AND IDEA! It is DEFINITELY going to be put into our “30 minutes to make dinner” rotation!
Yay! You are SO very welcome! Thanks for letting us know how it turned out for you! 🙌💕 Glad to hear it was a hit!