Slow Cooker Chicken Salsa Verde
Meal prep made with simple ingredients in 5 minutes or less! This Slow Cooker Chicken Salsa Verde is packed with protein AND flavor.
Yield: 6 Bowls
Calories: 300kcal
Cost: $14.25
Materials
- 3 Pounds Chicken Breast or Boneless Chicken Thighs
- 1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
- 1 Teaspoon Oregano
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- 24 Ounces Salsa Verde Use 32 Ounces to make a soup!
- ½ Cup Greek Yogurt Plain or Light Sour Cream *Optional for creaminess
- 1 Teaspoon Cilantro or 1 Tablespoon (4g) Fresh
- 1 Medium Onion White (traditional) or Yellow (sweeter)
Instructions
- In a bowl, add your Chicken, Ground Cumin, Oregano, and Salt
- Flip your Chicken around until it's fully coated
- Add your Chicken into the bottom of your slow cooker
- Chop up your Onion and add that on top of your Chicken
- Pour in your Salsa Verde
- Cover and let it cook on high heat for 3-4 hours or low heat for 6-7 hours (your Chicken should reach 165F/73C)
- Shred your Chicken using 2 forks which you can do by removing it (easiest) or shredding it right in your slow cooker
- To make it creamier, add in your optional Greek Yogurt or Light Sour Cream and some dried or fresh Cilantro
- Mix everything together and let it continue cooking on low heat for around 20 minutes
- Remove and portion it out
Video
Notes
Whole Recipe w/ Fat Free Greek Yogurt:
- Calories: 1802
- Fat: 42g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Sodium: 4814mg
- Carbs: 66g
- Fiber: 26g
- Sugar: 32g
- Protein: 290g
- Calories: 300
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1.3g
- Sodium: 802.3mg
- Carbs: 11g
- Fiber: 4.3g
- Sugar: 5.3g
- Protein: 48.3g
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 48.3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1.3g | Sodium: 802.3mg | Fiber: 4.3g | Sugar: 5.3g
