Slow-Cooker Citrus-Braised Chicken Tacos

Name: Slow-Cooker Citrus-Braised Chicken Tacos
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ¼ cup thawed, frozen orange juice concentrate; ¼ cup, tomato paste; 1½ tablespoons, Worcestershire sauce; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon, ground cumin; 1 tablespoon, dried oregano; 2 teaspoons, table salt; 1 teaspoon, pepper; 1 teaspoon, ground allspice; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 3 pounds, boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed; 1 , onion, halved; 3 (3-inch) strips, orange zest; 2 tablespoons, distilled white vinegar; 18 , (6-inch) corn tortillas, charred

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2021

Main Courses

Mexican

Chicken

The convenience of the slow cooker puts tacos on deck all week long—not just on Tuesdays.

SERVES6

TIME4 hours 35 minutes

Slow-Cooker Citrus-Braised Chicken Tacos

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The most satisfying taco fillings need time to develop rich, nuanced flavors like those of the guisados (Spanish for “stews”) that are popular in Mexico and throughout Latin America. For this recipe, we chose dark-meat boneless chicken thig...

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