Description
This slow cooker creamy fiesta chicken recipe is a simple, dump-and-go meal with only 5 main ingredients. It features tender, fall-apart chicken in a creamy sauce with corn and beans. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, serve it over rice with your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
- 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, cumin, garlic powder, chili powder, and kosher salt.
- Pour the salsa mixture over the chicken breasts.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
- Shred the chicken inside 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 slow cooker creamy fiesta chicken over rice with your favorite toppings.
Notes
- For a spicier fiesta chicken, add a can of jalapeños or diced green chilies.
- You can also add cayenne pepper or hot sauce for more heat.
- If you are short on time, you can place the cream cheese on top of the other ingredients and cook it all together for the last hour.
- To make this a true dump-and-go recipe, skip the mixing bowl and add all ingredients directly to the slow cooker.
- Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
- This recipe freezes well. Combine all ingredients (including cream cheese) in a freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and cook on LOW for 8 hours, or cook from frozen on LOW for 8 hours.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approx. 1/8th 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