Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken - Quick and easy, three ingredient slow-cooker chicken, perfect for simple weeknight meals, wrapped up in a tortilla with refreshing cucumber.
I'm excited to share this quick and easy recipe with you today!
If you made my Southwest Seasoning Spice Mix from my last post, then you’re already a step ahead on this recipe. If you make my red salsa recipe or have pretty much any red salsa in your fridge, and a couple chicken breasts, then you’re ready to go.
How to Make Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
Honestly that’s it for ingredients. How easy? The result is a flavorful, hands-off, healthy dinner recipe. Just place the chicken breasts on the bottom of your slow cooker. Sprinkle over the southwest spice mix. Add the salsa. Season with salt and pepper. Cook on high for about 3 hours. On low, I’m guessing it would probably be about 7 hours, but I’ve only ever cooked it on high.
Once the chicken is done, serve it however you want. I usually serve it in a wrap topped with vegetables. For these photos I added some cucumber, red onion and cilantro. It would be great with some refried beans spread on the wrap and some corn and diced tomato. You could also add it to a bed of rice with some vegetables. Enjoy! Let me know how you serve it up.
Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 16 oz jar salsa
- 1 tbsp southwest seasoning mix
Instructions
- Lay Chicken breasts on the bottom of the slow cooker. Sprinkle with fajita mix. Top with salsa. Cook on high for 3 hrs, or until chicken is cooked through.Remove chicken with tongs, to a cutting board. Pull apart with 2 forks, then add back to salsa mix in the crockpot. Serve as you like.
Southwest Seasoning Mix
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
How simple and delicious does this sound. Perfect to feed a crowd. Awesome to make a batch and have great leftovers for the week too.
pipercooks
Yes, I like leftovers, so this is so perfect!
Aish Das-Padihari
Believe it or not, I love to add salsa to my chicken dishes though I never tried it in the slow cooker. Looks delish.
pipercooks
I bet it would bake in the oven pretty well too :). I'll try it next time!
Fred
The finish product looks great and I would love to try it since its a few simple steps. I'm sure its delish as well. Thanks for sharing!
pipercooks
Thanks Fred, it's such a simple and rewarding recipe.
Lynne
Now, THAT'S an easy dinner. Thanks for sharing!
pipercooks
So simple and so tasty 🙂
Alicia
Only 3 ingredients? I bet it also smells so tasty when you walk in the door at the end of the day, too.
pipercooks
Yes it totally does! 🙂
Marie
Looks like my type of wrap! I ll have to find myself some of that seasoning! Is it online?
pipercooks
It's my own seasoning mix, you can make it yourself in minutes, find it here
Derek
That looks so delicious! I love making shredded chicken, my favorite is to put them on top of nachos!
pipercooks
Ya, that would be awesome, great idea!