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Amazing 5-ingredient slow-cooker salsa chicken

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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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5 mins
Total Time10 hrs

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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The Slimming Foodie has no official affiliation with, or endorsement from Slimming World. Slimming World’s website can be found at https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk. The syn values shown on my recipes are my personal estimation and have not been verified by Slimming World.
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Karen
1 year ago

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!

1 year ago
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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.

Torie Collings
1 year ago

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.

Laura Anderson
1 year ago

This was yummy and SO easy!!

1 year ago
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I’m so glad you enjoyed this!

1 year ago
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Hi, calories are per serving

Tracey
10 months ago

Hi, do you think a tin of red kidney beans could be used instead of the refried beans ?

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