Green Sauce Slow Cooker Chicken
A delightful slow cooker chicken recipe featuring salsa verde and warm spices, perfect for family dinners or weeknight meals.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 360 minutes
- Total Time: 375 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup salsa verde
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, mix together salsa verde, diced onion, minced garlic, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the salsa mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 360-480 minutes or high for 180-240 minutes, until the chicken is tender and easily shredded.
- Shred the chicken with two forks and mix it back into the sauce.
- Serve garnished with fresh cilantro.
Notes
For optimal flavor, let the chicken sit in the sauce for an additional 10-15 minutes after shredding.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Find it online: https://sousviderecipe.com/green-sauce-slow-cooker-chicken/