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    Home » Recipes

    Salsa Chicken

    Published: Jul 12, 2012 · Updated: Apr 20, 2023 · Post may contain affiliate links

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    Easy slow cooker meal that has leftovers for another meal

    Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken from Living Well Kitchen

    Today, I made you some Crock-pot Salsa Chicken.

    Easy Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken from Living Well Kitchen @memeinge

    Here are some things to know about this recipe:

    1. if you don't like cilantro, leave it out
    2. if you don't want to make the extra for later, then this meal Serves 6 instead of 4
    3. you don't have to shred the chicken - feel free to skip the shredding step and just serve the salsa over the chicken breasts or thighs

    Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

    Easy slow cooker meal that has leftovers for another meal
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 6 hours hours
    Total Time: 6 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Author: Meme

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 lb chicken breast or thighs
    • 14.5 ounce can no-salt added diced tomatoes undrained
    • 10 ounce can diced tomatoes and green chiles drained
    • 1 large onion diced
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • ½ jalapeño seeded & minced
    • 1 ½ teaspoon chili powder
    • ¼ teaspoon cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon paprika
    • juice of 1 lime
    • ¼ cup minced fresh cilantro plus extra for garnish

    Instructions

    • Put chicken, tomatoes + their juices, tomatoes & green chiles, onion, garlic, jalapeño, chili powder, cumin, and paprika into slow-cooker.
    • Turn on Low and cook 6 hours.
    • Take chicken out and shred with two forks. Reserve 2 cups shredded chicken for No-Cook Chicken Tostadas. Return remaining shredded chicken back to Crock-pot, stir, and add lime & cilantro.
    • Cook on Low for 1 hour.
    • Serve with tortillas, over lettuce, or on 100% whole wheat buns.
    • This also freezes well.
    Did you try this recipe?Be sure to leave a comment & recipe rating below. Bonus points for tagging @memeinge & #livingwellkitchen on Instagram! THANK YOU! xo
    Nutrition Facts
    Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    245
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    5
    g
    8
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    6
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    109
    mg
    36
    %
    Sodium
     
    230
    mg
    10
    %
    Potassium
     
    1025
    mg
    29
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    12
    g
    4
    %
    Fiber
     
    3
    g
    13
    %
    Sugar
     
    6
    g
    7
    %
    Protein
     
    38
    g
    76
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    622
    IU
    12
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    24
    mg
    29
    %
    Calcium
     
    74
    mg
    7
    %
    Iron
     
    3
    mg
    17
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    And if you're desperate for other good summertime Crock-pot recipes, try these:

    Crock-Pot Pulled Pork

    Crock-Pot Chicken Tacos

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    1. Dawn

      November 16, 2015 at 12:24 pm

      Where is the actual recipe for the salsa chicken?

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      • Meme

        November 17, 2015 at 10:24 am

        For some reason, Recipage isn't loading any of my recipes (ahhh!!!) so I am going through and updating them in a different format. So sorry about that, and the recipe is now updated. Thanks for notifying me of the mistake 🙂

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