Gluten free chicken ranch tacos are a nice and easy meal! Place your chicken breasts, taco seasoning, ranch dressing seasoning in a slow cooker before heading out to work then set it and forget it! One of the simplest and easiest gluten free meals you can make that will be ready for you when you walk in the door from work! (Gluten free, dairy free option, soy free, nut free, egg free, FODMAP)
**Bonus Under Thirty Minute Version of These Tacos is Included!**
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Set it and Forget It
While not technically a thirty minute meal, I feel like slow cooker meals are really nice to have on a meal rotation.
In college and when I was working full time before kids I loved them because I could set all the meat I wanted in the slow cooker then freeze the leftovers for quick and easy meals.
Now after having a family I love it because it takes minutes of my time to prep the day of or night before and dinner is ready when I get home from work.
It’s also soooo much healthier to prep your own meat! The frozen diced chicken breasts often contain a lot of sodium!
Ingredients
Let’s get started! You will need:
- Chicken breasts
- A packet of ranch dressing
- A packet of taco seasoning
- Water
- Tortillas–corn or flour
Then the fun part! Let’s add your choice of different toppings! Sometimes I go big with lot’s of toppings and sometimes I just add a little bit of cheese and lettuce and call it good! Here are some ideas:
- Lettuce
- Diced tomatoes
- Diced avocado
- Ranch dressing
- Cheese
- Cilantro
- Sour cream
- Cole slaw
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Substitutions
FODMAP Friendly
Do you have stomach issues and the thought of having tacos make your stomach churn? Don’t worry! There is a simple way to make these chicken ranch tacos FODMAP friendly!
- Taco Seasoning: use a FODMAP friendly taco seasoning (about 2 tablespoons=1 packet of taco seasoning)
- Ranch dressing packet: You will need to use a dairy free ranch dressing packet. We found one on the market that you can easily buy below! (contains affiliate links)
- Tortillas: Use corn tortillas or gluten free flour tortillas
Gluten Free
You need just a couple of substitutions to make these tacos gluten free!
- Taco Seasoning: Be sure to buy gluten free taco seasoning!
- Tortillas: Use corn tortillas or gluten free flour tortillas
Dairy Free
To go dairy free you just need to change one thing!
- Ranch dressing packet: Use a dairy free ranch dressing packet. I listed one on the market that you can easily buy below! (contains affiliate links)
Slow Cooker Gluten Free Chicken Ranch Tacos
Ingredients
- 4 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup water
- 1 packet (2 tbsp) taco seasoning
- 1 packet (2 tbsp) ranch seasoning mix
- 8-10 corn or flour tortillas
Instructions
Classic Version:
- Add the chicken, taco seasoning, water, and ranch seasoning packet in a slow cooker. Cook on high heat for 4-5 hours or low heat for 6-8 hours. Remove from slow cooker and shred and mix chicken prior to cooking.
30 Minute Version
- For an easy stovetop version, heat a pan on medium low heat on the stove. Cut the chicken breasts into small bite sized pieces. Add one tablespoon of oil to the pan, then add the diced chicken. Cook until almost brown on the outside and cooked on the inside. Add 1 cup water, taco seasoning and ranch dressing packet, stirring to combine. Cook until water has evaporated and mix is evenly coating the chicken. Serve.
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