Amazing 5-ingredient slow-cooker salsa chicken
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Pip
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This recipe couldn’t be easier and is completely delicious – prep time less than 5 minutes
5 mins
10 hours
665 kcals
serves 4
AMAZING 5-INGREDIENT SLOW-COOKER SALSA CHICKEN
This recipe uses shop bought salsa to make a really delicious slow-cooked shredded chicken and black-bean Mexican style dish. I had little faith that putting 5 ingredients into the slow cooker would make something that I’d want to do again, but thought I’d give it a try and it was worth the experiment. Just stick in the slow-cooker in the morning and come home to a completely yummy dinner! I’ve based the syn values in this dish on the salsa I used, which was the Dorito’s hot salsa- but please check the syns in the salsa that you are using yourself!
Amazing 5-ingredient slow-cooker salsa chicken
Servings: 4
This recipe couldn’t be easier and is completely delicious- prep time less than 5 minutes! Syns: 1 per portion
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Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 x 300g pot salsa try to get lowest syn one you can!
- 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
Instructions
- Mix together the salsa, chopped tomatoes and chilli flakes and pop into the slow-cooker pot
- Immerse the chicken breasts in the mixture
- Cook on low for 10-12 hours, or high for 6 hours
- 30 minutes before end of cooking time add the black beans
- Shred the chicken and serve!
Notes
If you don’t want to use shop-bought salsa, there’s a very nice chicken and black bean recipe in the index which is made from scratch. Serve with lime, rice and shredded lettuce.
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This is a wonderful dish, totally yummy. In the slow cooker the flavours really mingle nicely, plus the chicken is super tender. Going to try it with passata instead of tinned tomatoes; I’m sure it will be just as yummy!
I’m so glad that you enjoyed it- I love getting so much taste from such simple ingredients! I’m sure it will be lovely with passata too.
Hi,I’m just wondering. Are the calories noted at the top for the whole recipe. I’m about to make this and looking forward to it.
This was yummy and SO easy!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this!
Hi, calories are per serving
Hi, do you think a tin of red kidney beans could be used instead of the refried beans ?