Easy Crockpot Salsa Chicken (The Best for Meal Prep!)
Crockpot salsa chicken is tender, juicy chicken breasts smothered with zesty flavorful salsa and slow cooked to perfection. This crockpot chicken recipe is the best for meal prepping and a busy weeknight dinner to come home to enjoy.
The mother of all meal prep recipes is here! This crockpot salsa chicken recipe has single-handedly pulled me through some of the busiest weeks to date.
We like to make this on a Sunday and then have it for quick and easy recipes throughout the week. Honestly, the most difficult thing about this crockpot shredded chicken recipe is deciding which salsa you want to use…red or green?
Aldi has some really great salsa choices!
What can I meal prep with crockpot salsa chicken?
We love this crockpot chicken recipe because it’s like a 5 for 1 deal. Here are some of the recipes we make throughout the week after making this slow cooker salsa chicken on the weekend…
taco salads – you can eat this shredded chicken hot or cold; it’s absolutely delicious either way. We love to put the shredded chicken inside tacos for the kids and then make nice and well loaded taco chicken salads for us!
enchiladas – roll this shredded chicken into your favorite tortilla and top with cheese and salsa. Creamy chicken enchiladas are one of my family’s favorite things on Earth!
white chicken chili – after a long, cold day there’s nothing better than a warm bowl of chili to come home to. Mix this salsa shredded chicken in with beans, broth and some zesty lime flavor – this makes the best white chicken chili ever!
taco bowls – deconstructed tacos = more flavor, less carbs! Having this shredded chicken already done makes for an effortless and super satisfying taco bowl.
air fryer chicken wraps – Add this salsa shredded chicken inside a tortilla and roll into a wrap. Lightly spray with avocado oil and cook at 380 degrees for 5 mins. The crunch! The flavor! It’s so real and so good.
Ingredients for crockpot salsa chicken
To make this yummy crockpot shredded chicken with salsa, you’ll need a few ingredients that you can get at almost any grocery store or even online!
Here’s what we are working with:
- chicken breasts
- onion
- garlic
- green chilies
- your favorite salsa
How to make crockpot salsa chicken
One of the reasons we love this crockpot shredded chicken recipe is because of its simplicity and ease both in the ingredients and how-to. This recipe requires very minimum effort; it practically does the work for you and is only 3 steps!
- Place chicken, onion, garlic and green chilies in crockpot.
- Cover with salsa.
- Cook on low 4-6 hours or high 2-3 hours. When chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees, shred with a fork.
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Crockpot Salsa Chicken
- DFDairy-Free
- GFGluten-Free
- KKeto
- LCLow Carb
- PPaleo
- SFSugar Free
Ingredients
- 3-4 chicken breasts
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup green chilies
- 16 oz jarred salsa, your preference, red or green salsa
Instructions
- Place chicken, onion, garlic and green chilies in crockpot
- Cover with salsa
- Cook on low 4-6 hours or high 2-3 hours. When chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees, shred with a fork.
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