Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken

Simply dump the chicken, salsa verde, and seasonings, and what comes out of the slow cooker is one super delicious dish. Perfect for your tacos and burritos!

My family loves Mexican food and have it at least once or twice a week. Although Mexican food is pretty reasonably priced we cannot afford to buy it all the time as we would be bankrupt!

So for us, the only way to satisfy our cravings for tacos, burritos and enchiladas would be if Mom (that’s me!) make some and feed her hungry family!

We have a few staples that we repeat on occasion but this time I wanted to try something new and different that we haven’t tried yet. I have seen online and on Pinterest certain recipes that call for the use of salsa verde to flavor meat as it cooks.

I thought it was pretty easy to make especially if done on the slow cooker as it’s simply dump-and-cook and most of all it can be made low-carb so until our holiday in Europe I have been on a pretty strict low-carb diet which this dish fully suited.

It was a win-win situation – I have a new dish to try and it’s friendly to my low-carb diet.

I decided to use chicken for this one though I have seen it tried with pork and I presume great with beef, too. It came out so delicious and moist!! If you haven’t tried cooking meat with salsa verde then now is your chance!

As I mentioned it is super easy as well and with the use of the slow cooker, it’s perfect for busy moms! Enjoy!


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What are the INGREDIENTS for Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken?

  • Chicken breasts – use boneless and skinless
  • Salsa Verde – use homemade or bottled store-bought variety (I use the bottled one for convenience and since I have a good brand that I like I preferred to use that).
  • Onion chopped
  • Bay leaves – use either fresh or dried
  • Ground Cumin
  • Garlic cloves peeled and crushed
  • Jalapenos – bottled or fresh, seeded and sliced
  • Salt and Pepper – adjust the amount to taste

How do you make Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken?

  1. Place the chopped onions at the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the chicken breasts on top and add the rest of the ingredients. Cover and let cook for 6-8 hours on low.
  2. When chicken is tender, uncover and shred with a fork. Serve as part of your tacos or burritos with some sour cream, cheese, fresh chopped cilantro, and corn salsa on the side.

Yield: 6-8 Servings
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.
Cook time: 06 hrs. 00 mins.
Total time: 6 hrs. 10 mins.
Tags: Slow Cooker, Chicken, Salsa Verde, Tacos, Burritos

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Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken

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Simply dump the chicken, salsa verde, and seasonings and what comes out of the slow cooker is one super delicious dish. Perfect for your tacos and burritos!
5 from 12 votes
Cook Time 6 hours
Course Main
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8
Calories 57 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Slow Cooker or Crockpot

Ingredients
 

  • 3 large chicken breasts, boneless and skinless (about 2 lbs)
  • 1 bottle Salsa Verde
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves, fresh or dried
  • 2 tsp ground cumin, or adjust amount to taste
  • 3 cloves garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 1 tbsp jarred sliced jalapeno or 1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and sliced
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place the chopped onions at the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the chicken breasts on top and add the rest of the ingredients. Cover and let cook for 6 hours on low or until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
  • Once the chicken is cooked and tender, uncover and shred with a fork. Serve as part of your tacos or burritos with some sour cream, cheese, fresh chopped cilantro and corn salsa on the side.

Notes

TIPS & TRICKS:
For even better flavor, heat the cumin by dry-stir-frying it in a small skillet until aromatic – about a minute or less. Heating spices allow them to release their flavors. Once heated through, add to the slow cooker with the rest of the ingredients. Or, you can mix it with the salsa verde before pouring it into the crockpot.

Nutrition

Calories: 57kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 9gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 72mgPotassium: 189mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 40IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chicken salsa verde burritos, chicken salsa verde tacos, crockpot chicken salsa verde, slow cooker chicken salsa verde, slow cooker chicken salsa verde easy recipe
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Last updated on October 13th, 2022 at 08:51 pm

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10 Comments

  1. June 23, 2017 / 12:10 am

    Oh, another salsa verde idea! I just saw Lidey's Table's recipe post of grilled shrimp with salsa verde, too. Great minds and all that, I guess. Haha. 😀

    Lovely post as always, by the way. ^_^

  2. Anonymous
    July 16, 2017 / 5:06 pm

    Maybe a silly question, but when you shred the chicken do you mix it with the salsa verde mixture or just separate the chicken and ditch the rest of it?

    • July 24, 2017 / 3:32 am

      I mix it so it gets more flavor from the sauce.

  3. Slynn
    August 14, 2020 / 12:24 am

    What’s the corn Salsa you served with it as a topping? Is there a link to that, it looks good as well.

    • abigail
      Author
      August 17, 2020 / 10:20 am

      It’s the corn salsa from Trader Joes but you can use any other brand, too.

  4. Heather D Johnson
    March 22, 2022 / 10:01 pm

    5 stars
    So yum – I needed something new for chicken and this was great!

  5. Tavo
    March 23, 2022 / 1:04 am

    5 stars
    These tacos were so good! I loved the salsa verde topping!

  6. Dionne
    March 23, 2022 / 1:16 am

    5 stars
    I just love everything about this recipe – the ingredients mix, the instructions, everything is great!

  7. Amanda Wren-Grimwood
    March 23, 2022 / 3:14 am

    5 stars
    This is such a great recipe for busy days. I think this would be a great topping for jacket potatoes too.

  8. kushigalu
    March 23, 2022 / 3:27 am

    5 stars
    This looks amazingly delicious. Love the flavors here in the recipe.

5 from 12 votes (7 ratings without comment)

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