Saturday, October 30, 2010

Mexican Crockpot Chicken


I picked this recipe up from a friend on a online "mom" community that I am part of. It's sort of a no brainer, but I hadn't heard of it before! Incidentally, my family LOVED it. My half pint nearly 5 year old ate this whole burrito, and my 2 year old ate THREE bowls with tortilla chips crushed up in it. Hubby loved it as well, so that means it will be a staple around here. (Of course, I don't eat chicken, so next time I need to remember to save some beans for a bean and cheese quesadilla for myself! I was jealous they were having yummy Mexican food, and I had an apple. It's hard being the mommy!)

Here is the recipe:

4 -5 FROZEN boneless chicken breasts
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans (I used 2.)
1 (15 ounce) can corn (I omitted.)
1 (15 ounce) jar salsa, any kind (I used two 1/3 full jars from my fridge.)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (can use low fat/fat free)

Add all ingredients except cream cheese into crock pot.  High for about 4-5 hours or until chicken is cooked. Shred the chicken and add cream cheese (just throw it on top!) and let sit for about 1/2 hour.  Mix it up and enjoy.

It can be served over rice, in a tortilla, over tortilla chips, etc. So yummy!

12 comments:

  1. Yum! I make something similar but never thought to add cream cheese. Thanks for the share!

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  2. I am glad I am not the only one with multiple, partially full jars of stuff in the fridge! Love the easiness of this! I made Mexican Chicken Casserole that was also very simple!

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  3. This looks DELICIOUS! I can't wait to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Did you put the frozen chicken in the crock pot and cook that way.

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  5. Yes, frozen chicken in the crockpot, and you're good to go!

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  6. Wow! That's fantastic -- crockpots are so fantastic and amazing! I'll have to try your recipe soon.

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  7. OH YUM......sounds delicious!
    I'm a new follower!

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  8. This looks delicious! Thanks for adding it to my Linky! :)

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  9. Thanks for posting this. I bought some individually frozen chicken breasts at Target last week and to be able to throw this all together in minutes is great! New follower here. I hope you are able to stop by my blog http://www.momsownwords.com soon! Have a great week.

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  10. Come join me for Crock Pot Wednesdays whenever you can.

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  11. Thank you so much for sharing! This is a new staple in my house as well. I love how easy and super delicious this is. :)

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