Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chicken Taquitos
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Flavorful creamy chicken made in the slow cooker, then rolled up in soft tortillas and baked for a few minutes until crispy! An easy and tasty meal you’ll want to make again and again!
Try these other Mexican inspired dishes next! Like my Beef Enchiladas, Mexican Salsa Recipe for Canning, and Easy Beef Empanadas.
The Cinco de Mayo foodie festivities are continuing around here.I suppose we are sort of working in reverse here with churros for dessert yesterday and cream cheese chicken taquitos for dinner today. But that’s just how we do it around here. We totally have ice cream before carrots and breakfast for dinner. We like to keep things interesting.
Slow cooker meals are some of my favorites. For one thing, the whole set-it-and-forget-it part really speaks to me. I’m especially good at the forgetting part. I love that dinner time rolls around and suddenly it’s “oh hey we should eat something. Hey look at that, dinner is ready!”.
These cream cheese chicken taquitos are one of the easiest dishes you will ever make. And one of the yummiest! The cream cheese chicken is creamy and flavorful, seasoned perfectly with just a couple of spices. Just throw it all in the crock pot and a few hours it’s ready to be rolled up and thrown in the oven for a few minutes to get nice n’ crispy.
My husband, who is not normally a big taquito-lover , went crazy for these! We were practically in tears when the last one was gone and we already have plans to make them again! Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other day of the year!!
More Recipes to Try
- Instant Pot Chicken Taquitos – easy, flavorful, and ready in no time.
- Baked Cheesy Chicken Taquitos – crispy and delicious, without the fuss.
- Slow Cooker Creamy Chipotle Chicken Taquitos – set it, forget it, then devour it!
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Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chicken Taquitos
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- ⅓ cup water
- ½ cup shredded colby or Mexican blend cheese
- 12 6 inch corn or flour tortillas
- optional: cilantro, salsa, sour cream, or other toppings as desired
Instructions
- Add chicken, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper to taste, cream cheese, and water to crock pot. Cover and cook on low 8 hours or on high 4 hours.
- Minutes before serving, remove chicken from crock pot, shred with two forks, and return to slow cooker. Give it a stir. Let it cook about 15 minutes longer.
- Preheat oven to 400. Place about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture onto the middle of each tortilla. Top with 1-2 tablespoons shredded cheese. Roll tightly and place in a single layer on a greased baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes, until tortillas are slightly browned and shredded cheese is melted. Serve with desired toppings and sauces.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can the chicken be placed in the crock pot frozen?
Yes, you may need to increase cooking time a bit.
These were delicious! I didn’t have enough chicken so I used leftover quinoa to bulk it up. My 1 year old adores these!
Found your site while searching for taquitos. It’s my second time making them and they are so delicious. I live in central Japan, so finding Mexican restaurants or ingredients can be a challenge. Luckily I found an awesome jarred salsa and a squeeze of fresh lime really fills my craving. Thank you so much!
What would you suggest the ratio of ingredients to be if I wanted to double this for a crowd?
I’m not sure I understand your question… If I were doubling the recipe, I would double each ingredient.
For example, sometimes if a straight recipe is doubled the liquid ratio x2 makes something way too watery. I was wondering if you might think that could be the case with this one (in your opinion or experience). Does that make sense?
these were so awesome! My husband loved them and even my picky 17 month old loved them! It’s going on the dinner rotation 🙂 thanks!
Oh man, any recipe that wins over a picky 1 1/2 year old is a WINNER in my book!!! So glad you like these, they’re a top favorite in my house!! 🙂
I had a good bit of mixture left over. Do you think I could freeze it?
Currently at home with this in the crockpot, smells SO good! Thank you for recipe!
I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Cant wait to try these tomorrow!! I Might add a little corn and black beans 😉
Hi! I’m wondering if you had any burning around the edge of crockpot? Not sure if my crockpot cooks hot but came out a little burned/dry. I added all ingredients as listed…
Thank you for this incredibly easy and delicious recipe! I am a total beginner and it was such a success I am moving on to your other recipes and keeping this one a favorite to use again and again for sure 🙂 thank you for sharing!
Amber I’m so glad you loved this recipe! It’s been one of my most popular recipes, both with my readers and with my husband who is head over heels for it! Stick around and try some more recipes, if you ever have questions or comments PLEASE don’t hesitate to comment or send me a message – I love to hear from anyone who loves simple yummy recipes as much as I do!! 🙂 🙂