Some dinners are worth repeating immediately, and these Crockpot Street Corn Chicken Tacos are officially one of them.
I wanted something that felt fun enough for taco night but still checked all my usual boxes: high protein, family-friendly, easy to customize, and realistic for a busy weeknight.
The crockpot does most of the work for the salsa verde chicken, and Trader Joe’s Fire Roasted Corn makes the street corn almost effortless. No grilling corn, no long topping list, and no separate meal for the kids.
My serving was two very filling tacos, with 3 ounces of chicken and 1½ ounces of creamy street corn on each taco, finished with a little cotija and jalapeño sauce.
Salsa Verde Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 cup Trader Joe’s Hatch Chile Salsa Verde
- Fire-roasted green chiles, to taste
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
Directions
If your crockpot has a sauté function, sauté the chicken for 2–3 minutes per side.
Add the onion, green chiles, salsa verde, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Cook on LOW for about 2 hours, or until the chicken reaches 165°F and shreds easily.
If skipping the sauté step, cook on LOW for about 3 hours.
Shred and stir back into the cooking juices.
My 2 lbs of raw chicken yielded about 30 oz cooked chicken.
Creamy Street Corn
Ingredients
- 1 bag Trader Joe’s Fire Roasted Corn
- ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp cottage cheese
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- Juice of ½ lime
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp cumin
- Salt to taste
Directions
Heat the corn in a skillet over medium heat for about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. No oil needed.
Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining ingredients.
My batch yielded about 20 oz street corn.
Assemble
Add 3 oz chicken and 1½ oz street corn to each corn tortilla.
Top with cotija and jalapeño sauce.
Approximate Macros
For 2 tacos, including two 50-calorie corn tortillas, 6 oz salsa verde chicken, and 3 oz creamy street corn:
380–400 calories
47–52g protein
35–40g carbs
6–8g fat
Cotija and jalapeño sauce are not included since the amount used will vary.
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