Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Meal Prep Bowls
Make-ahead chicken taco bowls for easy weekday meals
Prep 15 min
Cook 4 hr
Total 4 hr 15 min
Serves 12
This slow cooker chicken taco bowl recipe is perfect for meal-prep Sunday. Cook a large batch filled with beans, corn, and spices, then portion it with rice, cheese, and green onions for grab-and-go meals throughout the week.
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Ingredients
- 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 32 oz chunky salsa
- 4 cloves garlic cloves (minced)
- 30 oz black beans (drained and rinsed)
- 1 lb frozen corn
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 Tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked)
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 cups uncooked white rice
- 16 oz shredded cheddar cheese
- 6 green onions (sliced)
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts at the bottom of a large slow cooker. Add drained black beans, frozen corn, salsa, minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, cayenne, black pepper, and water. Stir gently to combine the spices evenly.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours until the chicken is tender and easy to shred.
- While the chicken cooks, prepare the rice according to package instructions to yield 12 cups cooked rice. Aim to finish the rice close to when the slow cooker is done.
- Once cooked, remove the chicken breasts from the slow cooker and shred them with two forks. Return shredded chicken to the cooker and stir to mix with the beans and salsa. Taste and season with salt if needed.
- Divide 3 cups of cooked rice into each of 3 large meal prep containers. Top each with 3 cups of the chicken mixture, then sprinkle evenly with shredded cheddar cheese and sliced green onions. Let cool before sealing and refrigerating.
Pro tip: For extra flavor, toast your rice in a dry pan for a few minutes before cooking to give it a nutty aroma.
Nutrition
This recipe works out to about 600 calories per serving. For the full breakdown, protein, carbs, and fat included, save it in the Forkful app: nutrition is calculated automatically from the ingredient list.
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