| Crockpot Southwestern Chicken & Rice |
Recipe type: Entree
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 8 hours
Total time: 8 hours 5 mins
Serves: 5-6
This was a filling and tasty meal that brought me back to the SouthWestern US. It was a set it and forget it recipe, 8 hours later dinner was ready!
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. chicken tenders or breasts
- 1 (16 oz.) jar salsa
- 1 (15 oz.) can black beans (drained)
- 1 can of corn (drained)
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1/2 tbsp cumin
- 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- to taste cracked pepper
- 1 tsp of red pepper flakes
- 1 bag of rice (SteamFresh)
- 2 oz. of cheddar cheese
- 1/2 bunch of cilantro (optional)
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients except the rice, cheese, and cilantro to the slow cooker along with 1/2 cup of water. Give everything a good stir and make sure the chicken is covered in the mixture.
- Cook for 8 hours on low
- After 8 hours of cooking, stir with a fork to shred the chicken (it should be super tender and will shred easily).
- I purchased a SteamFresh bag of Long Grain Brown Rice, and microwaved it for 4 minutes. Then placed my rice at the bottom of the bowl.
- I topped it with cheese and cilantro.
Place the chicken at the bottom of the crockpot (you’ll want to make sure it’s completely covered)
Here are some of the many spices I used!
Add all the ingredients except cilantro, rice and cheese
Use a fork and pull apart the chicken.
Place your rice in the bottom of the bowl.
Add your southwest chicken, cilantro and cheese! Enjoy!
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