Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Chicken Taco Bowls
Chicken Taco Bowls brings together chicken breast, salsa, and black beans. This version calls for rice that is already cooked. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 480 min
- Total
- 490 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 14 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Cooking method
- Slow cooker
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
- Dish type
- Tacos
A few quick notes
1. Have the cooked rice ready
This version calls for rice that is already cooked. Have that ready before starting the pan, and keep its amount separate from dry rice when checking what you need.
2. Keep the package nearby
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
3. Have the shredding step set up
Read the shredding step before you start serving. Have a suitable bowl and utensils ready, then keep the cooking, shredding and sauce steps in their written order.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken breast
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of a 6-quart or larger slow cooker.
Salsa
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Drain the black beans and add them to the slow cooker along with the salsa and corn.
Black beans
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Drain the black beans and add them to the slow cooker along with the salsa and corn.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 5 steps completeMake room for Chicken Taco Bowls
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Top with a little cheddar cheese and a sprinkle of sliced green onions. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Choose the slow-cooker schedule first
Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. Keep the finishing steps in view as well, so the dinner fits the day you have.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the slow cooker. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of a 6-quart or larger slow cooker.
Which little step is worth remembering?
This version calls for rice that is already cooked. Have that ready before starting the pan, and keep its amount separate from dry rice when checking what you need.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Top with a little cheddar cheese and a sprinkle of sliced green onions.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Budget Bytes. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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