Chicken Chili Verde
An easy Crock Pot meal with shredded chicken, black beans, and salsa.
Ingredients
- 1&1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (I prefer thighs as they are cheaper and meat is juicier)
- 1&1/2 cups salsa verde (can use any salsa really)
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can no salt diced tomatoes
- 1 onion chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Sour cream
- Shredded cheddar
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts into your slow cooker along with the salsa, beans, tomatoes, onion, spices, and garlic. When the time is up,
- Cover it and set to low. Let cook for 9-10 hours.
- Take two forks and shred the chicken right in the pot. Serve in bowls and top with sour cream and cheddar.
Notes
The hardest part of this recipe is chopping the onion and garlic. You could do this the night before, cover, and refrigerate so you are ready to just dump everything in the slow cooker the next morning. Alternatively, you could dump everything in the slow cooker insert the night before, cover, and store in the fridge until the next morning.
Source: adapted from 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes by Dana Carpender
If I make this vegetarian, I’m guessing I shouldn’t let it cook for 9-10 hrs? Any recommendations?
Hi Maria! Sorry for the delay in reply. If you are omitting the chicken it probably doesn’t need 9-10, but I don’t think it would hurt it either. At least 4-6 hours would be my recommendation to let the flavors meld, closer to 6 if you are using dried beans (then you also have to soak overnight and add about 6 cups of fresh water to the slow cooker with the other ingredients since they will soak up so much water). I’ve been looking for a slow cooker that will delay start for my meals that have shorter cook time. My sister-in-law has one that will switch to warm after it’s done so that it s ready to eat when you get home. Play around with it. I’ve found this recipe to be very flexible and usually just add in whatever I find in my pantry. Once I found a jar of bean dip and added it and everyone thought it was the best ever! Anyway you make it I think it is pretty hard to mess up. Hope you enjoy it!