The intense flavors of this salsa chicken are delicious on their own, but take this meal up a notch by serving over rice, topped with chopped fresh cilantro. For fun, serve in taco boats with toppings. No matter how you eat it, this recipe won’t disappoint. This money-saving meal costs just $3.59 per serving on average.
Easy Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 4 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 package (20 oz) bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed (4 thighs)
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 can (15 oz) Progresso™ black beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 cup frozen sweet corn (from 12-oz bag)
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
- 2 teaspoons chile powder
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs; cook 6 to 7 minutes, turning once, until brown.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, stir salsa, beans, frozen corn, green chiles and chili powder until well mixed. Top with chicken thighs.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F). Stir before serving.
Nutrition
260
Calories
8g
Total Fat
22g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 27%
- Sodium
- 890mg
- 37%
- Potassium
- 260mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 19%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 22g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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