Description
This slow cooker creamy fiesta chicken is an easy dump-and-go recipe. It features tender, fall-apart chicken in a creamy sauce with corn, beans, and salsa. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds)
- 1 jar (16 oz) salsa
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 oz) corn, drained
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- In a small bowl, mix together the salsa, black beans, corn, and dried seasonings.
- Dump this mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
- Shred the chicken directly in the slow cooker using two forks or a handheld mixer on low speed.
- Stir everything together.
- Microwave the cream cheese for 1 minute until soft and warm.
- Add the softened cream cheese to the shredded chicken mixture and stir until well combined.
- Serve the creamy fiesta chicken over rice with your favorite toppings.
Notes
- For a spicier version, add a can of diced jalapeños or green chilies, cayenne pepper, or hot sauce.
- If you are short on time, you can place the entire block of cream cheese on top of the ingredients before cooking, though adding it softened at the end yields a better texture.
- This recipe freezes well. Combine all ingredients (except cream cheese) in a freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before cooking on LOW for 8 hours, or cook from frozen on LOW for 8 hours. Add cream cheese when reheating if desired.
- Do not use frozen chicken breasts directly from the freezer as they can release excess moisture. Thaw them in the refrigerator overnight first.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approx. 1/8 of recipe)
- Calories: 304 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 823 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.01 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
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