Salsa Chicken

A delicious Salsa Chicken Recipe made easy in a slow cooker with just four simple ingredients. Use the tender chicken in bowls, burritos, tacos, and quesadillas.

Course dinner, main meal chicken

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword crockpot salsa chicken, how to make salsa chicken, salsa chicken crockpot, what to serve with salsa chicken

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 2 30

Servings

Calories 198kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
2 cups salsa mild or medium
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Place the chicken breasts in a single layer in the bottom of a slow cooker.
Sprinkle with taco seasoning and top with salsa.
Cover with the klid and cook for 2-2 1/2 hours on high or 4-5 hours on low or until the chicken is easily shredded with two forks.
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Notes

This recipe also works well with boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Just cook for the full 5-5 1/2 hours on low or until the meat shreds easily.

Choose a tomato-based salsa that you have enjoyed before. I like this brand from Walmart. It works and tastes well in this recipe.

Homemade Taco Seasoning is quick and easy to make, with so much flavor compared to those dry taco seasoning packets that have been sitting on the shelves for months.

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