Description
This cozy Green Sauce Crockpot Chicken is an effortless weeknight dinner that combines tender chicken with zesty salsa verde, perfect for serving in tortillas or over rice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs chicken breast
- 1 cup salsa verde
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh cilantro for garnish
- Tortillas for serving
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, mix together the salsa verde, diced onion, minced garlic, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or until the chicken is tender.
- Shred the chicken with two forks, mixing it with the sauce in the slow cooker.
- Serve the chicken in warm tortillas, garnished with fresh cilantro.
Notes
Perfect for meal prep and can easily be customized with additional ingredients like jalapeños or avocado.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 480 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 75mg