Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos with Mango Salsa

Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos are our favorite easy family dinner recipe! Top with mango, cilantro, black beans, and cheese for the perfect BBQ Chicken Tacos.

With how much I love tacos, you would think I would be able to post on #TacoTuesday once in a while! The most popular recipe on The Cookie Rookie are these Chicken Tacos…and ever since I made them I’ve wanted to come up with more flavors! But alas…I miss it every time! That’s okay because this recipe could be satisfying any day of the week. So delicious, so simple, and loved by all!

Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos make an appearance at our house on the regular, Taco Tuesday or not!

It’s one of those easy slow cooker recipes that can be heated up easily, requires very little cleanup, and is great for both kids and adults. Win win win!

Making Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos

You guys know I’ve LOVED working with Old El Paso this year. Such an honor to create recipes with such a quality and versatile brand. My favorite place to shop for all my (pantry full of) Old El Paso products? Target of course! I love that I can shop for home goods in one aisle, clothing just a stone’s throw away, and all my grocery items just down the hall. Genius.

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Leading up to Cinco de Mayo, this is one of my favorite easy recipes perfect for my favorite holiday! Topped with cilantro, mango salsa, and cheese (of course).

Tacos just don’t get better than these Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos! Delish to the max!

Make these Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos for Taco Night! Check out the full Taco Tuesday Guide for more tips, ideas, and recipes.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! I hope you love these tacos as much as we do! Be sure to check out the Target Cartwheel app, where you can find all the best deals on everything from clothing to Old El Paso! Click HERE to learn more. AND…be sure to hop over to Instagram where I’m hosting a quick $100 Target gift card GIVEAWAY!!! Good luck!

Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos Recipe:

Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bbq chicken, bbq chicken tacos, slow cooker bbq chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 5 minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 530kcal

Author: Becky Hardin - The Cookie Rookie

Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos are our favorite easy family dinner recipe! Top with mango, cilantro, black beans, and cheese for the perfect BBQ Chicken Tacos.

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Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 18 ounce bottle BBQ Sauce just use your favorite
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 8 Old El Paso Stand and Stuff Taco Shells
• 8 slices pepper jack cheese
• 1 cup corn drained and rinsed
• 1 cup black beans drained and rinsed
• 2 cups mango salsa ingredients below
• 1 cup cojita cheese or feta
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

For Mango Salsa

• 1 ripe mango peeled and chopped
• 1/2 red onion diced
• 1 jalapeno seeds removed, diced
• 1/4 cup cilantro finely chopped
• juice of one lime

Instructions

• Combine all the ingredients for the mango salsa and refrigerate in a sealed container. (It's also great on chips!)
• Place chicken in a slow cooker.
• In a small bowl, combine bbq sauce, honey and brown sugar.
• Pour sauce over the chicken and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 3 1/2 hours, covered.
• Use two forks to shred the chicken.
• To assemble the tacos, add one slice of cheese to the bottom of each Old El Paso Stand and Stuff Taco Shell. This will help to keep them crispy.
• Spoon 3-4 tablespoons chicken into each shell. Top with a tablespoon of corn, beans, and then 2 tablespoons of the mango salsa. Top with cojito and cilantro and serve!
• Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 1607mg | Potassium: 790mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 1100IU | Vitamin C: 13.6mg | Calcium: 373mg | Iron: 2.1mg

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