Creamy Salsa Chicken

This flavorful chicken is cooked in a combination of salsa, taco seasoning, garlic powder, cumin, and chili powder and finished with cream cheese, giving it a fantastic creamy taste.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 6 15

Total Time 6 20

Servings people

Calories 249kcal

Author Jill Machovsky

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

Instructions

Place the chicken breasts into the slow cooker in a single layer.
2 lb Chicken Breast
Sprinkle the taco seasoning, chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin evenly over each breast.
¼ cup Taco Seasoning, 1 tsp Chili Powder, 1 tsp Garlic Powder, 1 tsp Cumin
Pour salsa over the top of the chicken breasts and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
1 cup Salsa
Remove chicken and shred on a cutting board with two forks.
Mix in diced room temperature cream cheese into the salsa mixture. Return the lid to the pot and let sit for approx 15 - 20 minutes while the cheese melts.
4 oz Cream Cheese
Return all ingredients and mix until all of the chicken is coated.
Serve in taco shells, over rice, or over lettuce. Garnish with cilantro and green onions.
Green Onions and Cilantro

Notes

TIPS

Simmer the cream cheese and sauce on the stovetop if you are in a hurry or if your cream cheese was not at room temperature before adding.
Times may vary depending on your slow-cooker. Mine tends to run hot.

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