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I first found out about slow cooker salsa chicken a few years ago from a reader (thank you!), she said it was super simple and needed just two ingredients – chicken and salsa. I’ve made it ever since, with an adjustment or two, because complicating things is one of my specialties. 😉
{WW 0 Blue + Purple, 5 Green Points, Gluten Free}
It is so, so easy. You can definitely make this a freezer meal… just pour the ingredients into a freezer bag, shake the bag up and store it in the freezer. When ready to cook, put it in the fridge the night before and toss the ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning!
🍓 Ingredients
The ingredients in this slow cooker salsa chicken go together beautifully. I can’t wait for you to sink your teeth into this incredible meal. Let’s talk about the ingredients you will need really quickly.
Chicken Breasts: For best results, use boneless skinless chicken breast. You could also use boneless skinless thighs if you’d rather.
Salsa: Any kind of salsa will be fantastic! If you love it hot or mild, either way, would be great. We change what we use depending on the day. 🙂
Corn: Either frozen or canned corn will all be awesome in this recipe. They both work well with the other ingredients and cook great.
1. Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray (or brush with olive oil)
2. Pour salsa, chicken and corn into slow cooker. Mix well. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours.
3. Shred chicken. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve in tortillas, or over rice.
Topping suggestions: sour cream, cilantro, fresh-squeezed lime juice, hot sauce, avocados.
We served them in tortillas, squeezed lime juice over top and topped with a couple of avocado slices and a dollop of sour cream.
If you don’t want to use tortillas, build it up as a burrito bowl over rice using the same toppings.
Alternatively, you could serve without shredding and scoop the salsa/corn mixture on top. Serve with vegetables and have incredible weeknight meal made in just a few minutes.
Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
- 24 oz Salsa mild, medium or hot, your choice!
- 12 oz Frozen Corn or can of corn, drained
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray (or brush with olive oil)
- Pour salsa, chicken and corn into slow cooker. Mix well. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours.
- Shred chicken. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in tortillas, or over rice.
Nutrition
We’ve made this three times: once with chicken breasts, once with chicken thighs, and once with pork roast. It was heavenly each time. We used a medium salsa but added hot pepper sauce to ramp up the heat for more adventurous groups.
Can you use frozen chicken for recipe? If so what should I increase the cook time to?
Thanks! 🙂
Could you use chicken thighs instead of breasts?
I have the ingredients in my slow cooker right now~! I’m excited to try this 🙂
I’ve always made shredded bbq chicken but it never occurred to try salsa. I’m going to try that this week. It’s quick and easy enough! Thanks for sharing:)
Super quick and easy! Hope you enjoy. 😀