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Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Verde Bowls

Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken is a fast, easy, and flavorful dinner full of southwest flavors. Serve over rice or build it into a bowl meal.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 7186 kcal
Course: Main Course , Others
Cuisine: American , International

Ingredients

SLOW COOKER SALSA VERDE CHICKEN
  • 1 yellow onion $0.25
  • 1 bell pepper $0.87
  • 2 lb. chicken pieces*, skins removed $4.22
  • 1 tsp ground cumin $0.10
  • 1/4 tsp salt $0.02
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder $0.02
  • freshly cracked black pepper $0.05
  • 1 oz. jar salsa verde $2.69
BOWLS
  • 4 cups cooked rice $0.64
  • 1 oz. can black beans $1.00
  • 1 Jalapeño $0.20
  • 2 oz. queso fresco** $0.60
  • 1 lime $0.33
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro $0.25

Instructions

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  1. Slice the onion and bell pepper, then lay them into the bottom of a 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Place the chicken pieces on top of the onion and bell peppers. Sprinkle the cumin, salt, garlic powder, and some freshly cracked pepper onto the chicken pieces. Pour the salsa over top.
  2. Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for four hours or low for 8 hours.
  3. After cooking, carefully remove the chicken pieces with tongs. Use the tongs to retrieve the onion an d bell peppers from the liquid in the slow cooker. Serve the chicken with the onion and bell pepper, and a spoonful or two of the juices from the slow cooker.
  4. To build the bowls, thinly slice the jalapeño and crumble the queso fresco. Drain and rinse the black beans. Place a cup of cooked rice in a bowl, add one or two pieces of chicken, 1/4 of the beans, a few slices of jalapeño, a little crumbled queso fresco (about 1/2 oz.), and some fresh cilantro leaves. Cut a lime into wedges and squeeze the juice over top just before serving.

Notes

  • *You can use any type of chicken you like (drumsticks, thighs, breasts), bone-in or boneless. Just be sure to remove the skin before cooking.
  • **Monterey jack or cheddar would also be great with these flavors if you can't find queso fresco.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1Serving Calories 718.6kcal (36%) Carbohydrates 85.85g (29%) Protein 64.7g (129%) Fat 11.65g (18%) Sodium 1920.68mg (80%) Fiber 15.4g (62%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 7186

% Daily Value*

Serving 1Serving
Calories 718.6kcal 36%
Carbohydrates 85.85g 29%
Protein 64.7g 129%
Fat 11.65g 18%
Sodium 1920.68mg 80%
Fiber 15.4g 62%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.