Name: Crockpot Mexican Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 425 min
Ingredients: 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs; 1 cup salsa; 1 can black beans, (15 ounces)

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Crockpot Mexican Chicken is super simple, requiring only 3 ingredients!

Crockpot Mexican Chicken can be used in tacos, burritos, burrito bowls, and enchiladas. I am sure there are other uses I am not thinking of here.

This literally takes 5 minutes to get ready to put into the slow cooker.

I used a combination of boneless chicken breasts and thighs, but you could certainly use all breasts or all thighs.

The breasts and thighs cost the same at my Walmart, but I mix them because I like the flavor that you get from the dark meat.

I use the black beans from Aldi or Walmart. They are just as good as any canned black bean. I hope you have an Aldi close by because they can save you a lot of money.

Frugal Girl did a post on what to buy and what not to buy at Aldi. You canf ind it here.

How to make Crockpot Mexican Chicken:

Trim any fat from the 1/2 pound of boneless skinless chicken thighs and breasts.
Spray crockpot with cooking spray.
Place chicken, one can black beans, drained and rinsed, and one cup salsa in crockpot.
Cook on low 6-7 hours or high 3-4 hours.
Remove chicken from crockpot and shred using two forks. Return chicken to crockpot and stir.

I usually serve this in tortillas with additional salsa, rice, cheese, and Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing . If you choose to use it to make tacos or enchiladas this Spanish Rice would make an excellent side dish.

I am always looking to add nutrition in the dishes I make, and that is why I chose to put the black beans in. If you would like to read about the nutritional benefits of black beans, there is great information here.

Crockpot Mexican Chicken

Mindy Boyd

This simple Crockpot Mexican Chicken combines chicken, salsa and black beans. It can be used for tacos, burritos or burrito bowls among other things.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 7

Total Time 7 5

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

▢ 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
▢ 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
▢ 1 cup salsa
▢ 1 can black beans, 15 ounces

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Instructions

Trim any fat from the chicken.
Spray Crockpot with cooking spray or line with a plastic liner. Place chicken, beans, and salsa in Crockpot and cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
Remove chicken from the Crockpot and shred using two forks, return to the Crockpot and stir.
Serve in a taco, burrito, burrito bowl, or any other way you would like.

Keyword crockpot chicken

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