Chicken Taco Bowls

Chicken Taco Bowls are packed full of shredded chicken, black beans, salsa, southwest seasonings, and rice topped with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and green onion.

This taco in a bowl recipe for two makes a great lunch, dinner, or date night meal.

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How to make Crockpot Chicken Taco Bowls

For the chicken

Place the chicken in the bottom of a 4 quart slow cooker crockpot. Click for a 4 quart Crockpot slow cooker.

Drain the black beans and add them to the slow cooker.

Add the salsa, water, minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.

Stir gently to combine, then add the lid and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.

When the time is up, remove the lid and stir with a fork to shred the chicken.

To assemble the taco bowls

Prepare the rice according to the package directions.

Cut the lettuce into shreds and dice the tomato and green onion.

Get out two serving bowls and place 1 cup of rice into each dish.

Top the rice with the shredded chicken mixture, divided evenly.

Add 1/4 cup cheddar cheese to each bowl.

Garnish each dish with lettuce, tomatoes, and green onions.

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Yield: Serves 2

Chicken Taco Bowls

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Chicken Taco Bowls are packed full of shredded chicken, black beans, salsa, southwest seasonings, and rice topped with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and green onion.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 8 hours

Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb boneless chicken
• 15 oz can black beans
• 2/3 cup salsa
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• Freshly cracked pepper
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
• 1/2 cup lettuce
• 1 roma tomato
• 1 green onion

Instructions

For the chicken:

1. Place the chicken in the bottom of a 4 quart slow cooker crockpot. Click for a 4 quart crockpot.
2. Drain the black beans and add them to the slow cooker.
3. Add the salsa, water, minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.
4. Stir gently to combine, then add the lid and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
5. When the time is up, remove the lid and stir with a fork to shred the chicken.

To assemble:

1. Prepare the rice according to the package directions.
2. Cut the lettuce into shreds and dice the tomato and green onion.
3. Get out two serving bowls and place 1 cup of rice into each dish.
4. Top the rice with the shredded chicken mixture, divided evenly.
5. Add 1/4 cup cheddar cheese to each bowl.
6. Garnish each dish with lettuce, tomatoes, and green onions.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 927Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 129mgSodium: 1762mgCarbohydrates: 125gFiber: 18gSugar: 5gProtein: 61g

Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.

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