These crockpot chicken nachos are an easy, family-friendly dinner you can customize to suit your tastes. There’s nothing like a filling Mexican-inspired meal!

Nachos are a great go-to meal, even better when you can make Crockpot Chicken Nachos! Crocpot Chicken Nachos are perfect for a busy weeknight, fun family dinner, this slow cooker meal is cheesy, flavorful, and easy to pull together.

As it turns out, these crockpot chicken nachos are wonderful and kid-approved. The chicken is tender and juicy, topped with melted cheese and all your favorite nacho fixings.

Follow this recipe and you’ll have a dinner your whole family will enjoy! Plus, you can use the chicken mixture inside tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, burritos, etc. It’s fantastic and versatile!

What additional ingredients should you add to Crockpot Chicken Nachos?

This recipe for chicken nachos in a slow cooker is highly customizable. Whatever you like on your nachos, in general, will pair great with this recipe. Some examples include…

Sliced black olives
Sliced peppers (there are green chilis already in the Rotel, but you may want more…or a different pepper entirely!)
Diced red onions (I tend to use green, but red onions are also perfect)
Diced avocado or guacamole
Refried beans (this works well as a side, too)
Also, serving the mixture with rice or on top of lettuce always hits the spot!

Remember that you’ll want to add most of these after the chicken is cooked and ready to serve.

What is Rotel?

If you can’t find or don’t like Rotel, you can make your own with diced tomatoes, green chilis, and a taco seasoning or Mexican seasoning mix. Another decent Rotel substitute is tomato puree with taco seasoning or Mexican seasoning mix.

How do you store leftover nachos?

Nachos are best served immediately if they are already prepared on the chips. The best way to serve these is to leave the meat in the slow cooker and add your toppings to your chips so that the ingredients are not mixed. The chicken mixture can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. When ready to reheat, warm in the microwave for 1-2 minutes.

The chicken mixture can be cooked in the slow cooker all day, and then come home and they are ready to prepare!

Can you freeze leftover Crockpot Nachos?

You can freeze the cooked chicken for up to 3 months in a freezer-safe container. However, I wouldn’t try freezing the whole meal (nachos and all). The chips do not freeze.

Crockpot Chicken Nachos will be a weeknight win. Pile the chips high with cheesy, crunchy goodness, and feed a crowd or just your family. These are also easy to make naturally gluten-free!

Try my other chicken recipes, like my salsa chicken, teriyaki chicken, and coconut chicken curry.