Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce
Servings: 10
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by LaurenKU These juicy and tangy chicken tacos are garnished with a smokey chipotle cream sauce that packs some real heat. Garnish with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and grated Cotija cheese.

Ingredients

  • 4 frozen chicken thighs
  • 2 frozen chicken breast halves
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup diced green onions
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

  1. Place chicken thighs and chicken breasts in a slow cooker. Whisk red wine vinegar, green onions, lime juice, and garlic together in a bowl; pour over chicken.
  2. Cook on High for 4 hours.
  3. Blend sour cream, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a food processor until sauce is smooth; refrigerate until ready to use.
  4. Place chicken on a work surface and shred into bite-size chunks; season with salt and pepper. Measure 1/2 cup cooking liquid in slow cooker and discard the rest. Return shredded chicken and 1/2 cup cooking liquid to slow cooker and add cilantro; cook and stir until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
  5. Spoon chicken into tortillas and top with chipotle cream sauce.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast.

Skinless chicken breast, often heralded for its lean nutritional profile, is undeniably a powerhouse when it comes to protein content. With an impressive 21 grams of protein packed into every 100 grams of the breast, it emerges as a preferred choice for those conscious about their protein intake. Delving deeper into the nutritional matrix of chicken, one can't overlook the copious amounts of vitamin B6 it houses. This particular vitamin plays an indispensable role in our body, especially when di...

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