Slow Cooker Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos

Slow Cooker Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos – only 4 ingredients! Chicken slow-cooked in taco seasoning, ranch dressing mix, and chicken broth. Shred the chicken and serve in taco shells, tortillas, on top of a salad, or nachos. This is our FAVORITE taco filling! Can freeze any leftovers for later. Low-carb/keto-friendly and gluten-free too! Taco Tuesday never tasted so good!

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Easy Chicken Tacos with Ranch

I absolutely loved these Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos. This is my new favorite taco filling. There are only 4 ingredients and it takes about 5 minutes to make. Chicken slow-cooked in taco seasoning and ranch. I mean, how could this not be good?!?! This is super easy to make and even easier to eat. Serve the chicken in taco shells with your favorite taco toppings. Taco Tuesday never tasted so good!

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How to Make Slow Cooker Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos

This chicken is SUPER easy to make. Simply place some chicken in the slow cooker. Sprinkle it with taco seasoning and ranch dressing mix. Pour a little chicken broth in the crockpot, cover and cook. Shred the chicken with two forks and serve.

  • You can use any boneless skinless chicken you prefer – breasts, tenders, or thighs are all good.
  • To cut down on the sodium in this dish, you can use homemade seasonings and broth:
  • Can I use frozen chicken? Sure! You will just need to cook the chicken longer. You might also leave out the chicken broth. The frozen chicken will release more liquid as it cooks. You can always add the broth after the chicken has cooked if you need it.
  • Can Chicken Taco Meat be frozen? Yes! You can freeze the leftovers for a quick meal later.
  • Is Cool Ranch Chicken gluten-free? Yes! The meat is gluten-free. If using store-bought seasonings, make sure to use a gluten-free taco seasoning.
  • Is Cool Ranch Chicken low-carb? Yes! Use our homemade taco seasoning for a low-carb/keto-friendly dish.
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What to Serve with Shredded Chicken Tacos

I can’t stop thinking about this chicken. It is seriously delicious! I am already planning on making it again ASAP. I served the chicken in some tortillas for soft tacos. You can also use hard taco shells, tostadas, or serve the chicken on top of a salad or on some nachos. We ate this for dinner and had the leftovers for lunch a couple of days. I love making quesadillas with the leftovers!

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Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos

Yield: 8 people
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Slow Cooker Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos – only 4 ingredients! Chicken slow-cooked in taco seasoning, ranch dressing mix, and chicken broth. Shred the chicken and serve in taco shells, tortillas, on top of a salad, or nachos. This is our FAVORITE taco filling! Can freeze any leftovers for later. Low-carb/keto-friendly and gluten-free too! Taco Tuesday never tasted so good!

Ingredients:

Instructions:

  • Place chicken in the slow cooker. Sprinkle chicken with taco seasoning and Ranch dressing mix. Pour chicken broth into the slow cooker.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours.

Notes:

  • You can use any boneless skinless chicken you prefer – breasts, tenders, or thighs are all good.
  • To cut down on the sodium in this dish, you can use homemade seasonings and broth:
  • Can I use frozen chicken? Sure! You will just need to cook the chicken longer. You might also leave out the chicken broth. The frozen chicken will release more liquid as it cooks. You can always add the broth after the chicken has cooked if you need it.
  • Can Chicken Taco Meat be frozen? Yes! You can freeze the leftovers for a quick meal later.
  • Is Cool Ranch Chicken gluten-free? Yes! The meat is gluten-free. If using store-bought seasonings, make sure to use a gluten-free taco seasoning.
  • Is Cool Ranch Chicken low-carb? Yes! Use our homemade taco seasoning for a low-carb/keto-friendly dish.

Steph

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Comments

  1. I made this for the first time today, and my husband and I both liked it! I will definitely make this again!

  2. Hi. Does this chicken come out moist and tender or a little tougher? I have dentures and if chicken is overcooked I can’t chew it. I only eat breast meat so I know it can be dry. I want to try this, but only if it comes out tender. Thanks!! Sounds delicious!

  3. These tacos are AMAZING! They’re so easy to make since the slow cooker does all the work. I was afraid they’d be too “ranchy”, but they were perfect! I’ve made a lot of recipes from your wonderful blog, and you never fail me! This one is my new favorite. The kids were leery at first, but they went back for seconds and expressed that they were “awesome”. When I say “seconds”, I mean, they started out with two tacos, then went back for two more! After the chicken is done cooking, I shredded it with two forks and let everyone fix their tacos with whatever toppings they wanted. I topped mine with shredded cheese, lettuce, tomato, black olives, and a little sour cream. Awesome recipe, thank you so much!

  4. Can I use ranch dressing if I don't have any of the mix packets on hand? (Can't get to the store tonight or tomorrow and I'd really like to try it!!)

  5. This is amazing! My husband raved. My kids don't handle tacos well, usually a big mess. So I made it a casserole. I added some black beans and diced tomatoes to the chicken mixture. Then I layered tortilla chips, chicken, and cheese X3. So so good.

  6. Was very good! Thank you for the recipe. I did 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts and boneless thighs and it was done at about 3.5 hrs on high…moist and fell apart. Thank you!

  7. Should I shorten the cooking time for 2lbs of chicken TENDERS ( fresh NOT frozen) or just stick with the 6 hours on low? Thank You!

  8. Made this for last night's dinner, increased it to match the package of chicken I had out, and I now have enough chicken for 2 more meals! Into the freezer goes one, and the other will be another night, it was a BIG hit! So simple, but delicious! Trying to decide if I could concoct a soup from one of the packages…thank you!!

  9. I love slow cooker recipes, and when you add the word "taco" to the mix I love it even more! Looks great!

  10. To Chris: If you have to large plastic containers of ranch dressing, on the side it tells how many Tablespoons equal a packet. This sounds great!

  11. Tacos are a favorite around these parts too! Can't wait to serve the family your version, they will love it!

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