Sunday, July 13, 2008

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

This is a wintertime favorite and a recipe I use especially when I am working away from my home office.

We have a crazy couple of weeks coming up so I may use it for burritos in the not so distant future.



It is SO easy and delicious and versatile... serve it in tortillas with cheese for the kids, on rice or on top of greens for a yummy salad!



4 frozen chicken breasts

1 container of fresh salsa (12 ounce container)

1 beer (any kind)



Place ingredients in the slow cooker. I usually turn it on high while I am getting everyone out the door to school (about 40 mins) then I turn it to low for the rest of the day.



When I get home, I pull the breasts out and shred them (just pull them apart). I make burritos or a salad or just add them to rice.



Easy and Yummy!

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beer and salsa with chicken. Can't go wrong. Oh wait, and it's in the slow cooker. How could it get any better?

Unknown said...

Great idea!

I've made chicken breasts in the crockpot, with salsa, great for tacos, etc. Never thought of adding beer though... will try it next time.

Pork chops would be good too..

Buttons and Dots Photography said...

I love recipes for my slow cooker. When you are a busy mommy it makes life so much easier to throw in some ingredients and go!

Rhea said...

This recipe seriously sounds so easy and yummy. I love the easy stuff!! You rock! Thank yoU!

Veronica said...

OK let me see...chicken, salsa and beer...what's not to love? Get me a bag of corn chips stat!

Jen said...

Wow, that sounds awesome. I am going to have to try that this week. Now if I could just find the salsa.

Live.Love.Eat said...

The BEER in it sold me. This is a must try.

Claremont First Ward said...

I've never seen a recipe like this one for a crock pot. Do you think sprite would work instead of the beer?

Tam said...

Congrats on the Feature!!!! Great recipe!

Sherri said...

Works good with a can of coke too!!!

Tami said...

That sounds great! I love finding new crock pot recipes :)

And using the chicken for burritos is a fantastic idea.

Congrats on being featured!

sassy stephanie said...

Mmmmm. Beer. Um, what else did you say?

Just Lisa said...

Who knew that something so easy would be so delicious??? I love it!

Tiffany said...

Beer. Enough said.

my2boyz said...

Sounds yummy!!! Going to try it next week

sassy stephanie said...

Guess what is simmering in my crock pot right now! Yep. That's right. Your slow cooker chicken, with these little tweeks:

added minced garlic
added chopped tomatoes
added cilantro
added chopped onion

Mainly, cuz I need to use the tomato and onion that have been looking for a new home.

I love that that the chicken can be popped in right from the freezer.

sassy stephanie said...

OMgosh this was so easy and yummy. We shredded the chicken and made tostadas with it. I have so much left over, I put some in the freezer for later and leftovers tonight will become a yummy salad. Thanks again for this recipe. I will never make chicken for tacos etc any other way now!

Mrs4444 said...

WOW. This sounds absolutely divine! I'm going for it!

Casey's trio said...

Sounds like a must try recipe!

Vicki said...

Tried it and it was delicious!

Sera said...

We do a variation on this and love it! Add black beans, and then during the last 30 minutes add cream cheese. YUM. But we never put the beer in it - I'll have to try that. Does it just make the meat more tender?