Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup salsa
1 package reduced sodium taco seasoning
1 can reduced fat cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
The chicken was defrosting in the microwave when I took the picture. Then I decided this was a pretty dumb time to use the fancy camera app since you can't frame anything well.
Directions:
Add chicken to slow cooker.
Sprinkle taco seasoning over chicken.
Pour salsa and soup over chicken.
Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.
Serve with rice.
See? Easy peasy. The chicken breasts were ginormous, so I added some extra salsa. After everything (except the sour cream) was in there, I started to doubt if it was going to taste good at all. It looked like diarrhea.
But I let it cook because you never know how something is going to turn out until the end.
Hubby told me Mom-in-Law doesn't like sour cream, so I left it on the side and we just added it to our plates. When the chicken was done, it was SO easy to shred, which I wasn't expecting. We ate it over brown rice with steamed veggies on the side. But all three of us were a little concerned because it smelled spicy.
General consensus? Delicious! It was moist and flavorful. And unlike most shredded chicken plates you get at Mexican restaurants, it wasn't greasy at all. I hate greasy food, ugh.
I will definitely be trying this recipe again. I want to try adding black beans, corn, or peppers. This dish would be great for anyone that doesn't have a lot of time to cook dinner. Just add instant rice and microwaved veggies. And, if you get low sodium seasoning (or make your own) and reduced/low fat soup and sour cream, it's pretty nutritious as well.
Here is a link to the recipe, but I don't know if it will work without a SparkPeople account.
If you have any recipes that are quick, tasty, and have few ingredients, I'd appreciate any suggestions. I'm trying to cook more and eat out less, but I work until 5 every weekday and am pretty exhausted from chasing the kids around all day.
I make a salsa chicken as well. The recipe is on the back of many of the Pace bottles but it is super easy. All you do is take your chicken, put it in a casserole dish, add salsa (mix a tablespoon or so of brown sugar with your salsa and if you want you can add mustard but my mom and I never do), bake and tada! It is wonderful with plain brown rice. Use the sauce to season the rice as you eat. I can get you exact measurements if you want or just check out the back of a pace bottle. Its on a lot of them. I then add some frozen broccoli for a veggie (because I like broccoli and it cooks quickly in the microwave). Very little prep and I think it takes about 30-40 minutes to cook.
ReplyDeleteAnother recipe that is delicious and easy to make is pot roast. Get a roast from the meat section (you can probably get away with about 2 pounds so they aren't too expensive). Take your crock pot (slow cooker) and line the bottom with a couple of chopped up potatoes. Then put your meat on top of the potatoes. Follow that with carrots. Add onions if you desire. I love to use the McCormick slow cooker pot roast seasoning because it is around a dollar and it tastes really yummy. Follow directions, pour on meat and veggies, and cook either for 4 hours (on high) or 8 hours (on low). Its amazing because you come home and have a full meal all done for you. One of my fave go tos these days. And not very expensive.
I'll let you know if I think of others. :)