Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Recipe

Recipe By Southern Living

Our slow-cooker salsa chicken is an extremely versatile recipe to add to your dinner rotation. There are countless ways to serve this recipe, so the kids will never get tired of it. Here we suggest serving the chicken over rice, but it would also be delicious in hard or soft tacos with other fresh toppings. Get creative with spuds and make salsa chicken-filled baked potatoes. You could also make kid-friendly quesadillas or melty enchiladas with a slow-cooker salsa chicken filling. Turn taco tuesday into taco salad tuesday with a fun salsa chicken salad or top a tex mex-inspired grain bowl with salsa chicken for a healthy, not-so-boring brown bag lunch. With just five ingredients and virtually no hands-on time, this truly is a dream meal for busy cooks. Since there are so few ingredients, be sure to buy quality refrigerated salsa for the best flavor. This easy slow cooker dinner recipe doesn't even require browning. That means less dishes and more time back on busy weeknights. This salsa chicken recipe is an ideal dump-it-and-forget-it slow-cooker recipe for sunday meal prep or hectic weekdays. Simply layer the ingredients in the slow cooker and press the start button. In about two hours, youll have tender, juicy slow-cooker salsa chicken ready to feed the family.

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2hr 20minstotal
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Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
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Ingredients for Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Recipe

  • 1/4 pound Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs
  • 0.13 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 0.06 teaspoon Black pepper
  • 1/4 Containers refrigerated medium salsa
  • 0.03 cup Chopped Fresh Oregano
  • 1 cup Hot cooked yellow rice
Nutrition
value
963
calories per serving
20 g Fat36 g Protein159 g Carbs7 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    20g
  • Protein
    36g
  • Carbs
    159g
  • Fiber
    7g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    159g
  • Protein
    36g
  • Fiber
    7g

Fats

  • Fat
    20g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    126mg
  • Iron
    12mg
  • Vitamin A
    5mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    10mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    21mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin E
    2mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    167mg
  • Manganese
    2mg
  • Phosphorus
    522mg
  • Selenium
    21mcg
  • Zinc
    5mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By Southern Living