Description
A comforting weeknight dinner featuring melt-in-your-mouth tender chicken simmered in vibrant salsa verde.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds chicken breast
- 1 cup salsa verde
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the crockpot, laying them flat on the bottom.
- Pour the vibrant salsa verde over the chicken, allowing the zesty sauce to envelop the meat.
- Add the cumin, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and chili powder for a fragrant kick.
- Drizzle with olive oil to add richness and depth of flavor.
- Cook on low for 360 minutes or on high for 240 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Once ready, use two forks to shred the chicken right in the crockpot, mixing it with all that delicious sauce before serving.
Notes
For a creamy finish, stir in cream cheese or heavy cream. Customize with lime juice, jalapeños, or fresh toppings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 110mg