A Fitness Coach Who Lost 260 Pounds Shares The 4-Ingredient Ranch Chicken Taco Crock-Pot Recipe That’s Perfect For Weight Loss

Weight loss is often a journey of balancing nutrition, portion control, and lifestyle changes. Diet plays a central role, particularly focusing on high-protein, nutrient-dense meals that help keep you full and support muscle maintenance. A simple yet effective tool for meal prep is the crock-pot you’ve been waiting to use! This slow-cooking method makes it easy to prepare flavorful, high-protein dishes without much hassle.

Tonya, a fitness coach who has over 1.4M followers on TikTok, recently shared her ranch taco chicken recipe that includes just four ingredients tossed into the crock-pot and is packed with protein. It’ll help save money by not having to buy a ton of ingredients while also getting in your protein with this recipe! Read on to get all the details.

Tonya calls this the “world’s simplest crock-pot recipe” and says all you need are the following: 3-pound bag of chicken breast (you can do tenderloin too), 3/4 jar of salsa, 1 taco packet, and Hidden Valley ranch seasoning.

She adds all those ingredients to the crock-pot and cooks that on low for about 5-6 hours or high for 4 hours.

To serve, she takes a nacho route by shredding the chicken, adding low-fat cottage cheese and shredded cheddar on top, and drizzling her choice of hot sauce. She scoops it up with high-protein nacho chips.

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