Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken with a Sweet Kale Slaw

Last Updated on 2020-10-15 by Linda

Tuesday I had to stay home and wait for the furnace repairman so I thought I would surprise Kent with dinner.  Now if you know me you know he is the cook I am the baker.  I can cook I just don’t meal prepare a lot because, hello I have a great chef in the house. While surfing I came across a great recipe on The Bewichin Kitchen.  Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Slaw.  I decided I needed to make a form of Crockpot chicken, a fun Salsa Chicken dish..

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Slow Cooker Salsa

I stuck to Randa’s basics, slow cooker, chicken and salsa. I mean who can go wrong with that combination. True confession time, I am an old timer, as you can probably tell from my slow-cooker.  Over time she has continued to serve me well so I have not progressed to an Instant Pot yet.  Am I crazy, is there really a difference?

Are you a slow cooker gal or an Instant Pot babe? Or do you call it a crockpot?  Inquiring minds really want to know.

Crockpot Salsa Chicken

Simplicity thy name is Salsa Chicken.  Four chicken breasts, a half jar of salsa and a ton of seasoning. Voila best chicken you can make. And in the crockpot almost no time invested or required.  Plus zero weight watchers points. It also presented the perfect opportunity to play with the “shredders” we had purchased.  Kent and I discovered the perfect utensils for shredding pork, chicken or beef.

Kale Slaw

While Randa shared a homemade slaw and fresh corn Tortilla’s I opted for the easy way out.  We had two packages or pre-made corn tortillas and a left over Kale salad.  I am totally addicted to the pre packaged Kale salads from Loblaw’s.  The Dietitian from our local store highly recommended them. The sweet kale salad was a perfect combination with the salsa chicken.

Shredded Salsa Chicken with a Sweet Kale Slaw

The perfect slow cooker chicken dinner. Weightwatcher friendly.

The sweet kale slaw is the perfect accent to the spicy taco chicken

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: salsa chicken, shredded salsa chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours hours

Total Time: 5 hours hours 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 312kcal

Author: lindaandkent1@gmail.com

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1/2 c salsa
• italian seasoning or spices you prefer

Instructions

• place chicken in slow cooker
• add in salsa and seasoning
• turn slow cooker on high for 4-5 hours
• turn to low for an hour
• remove chicken breasts and shred

Nutrition Facts

Shredded Salsa Chicken with a Sweet Kale Slaw

Amount Per Serving (6 servings)

Calories 312

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notes

That is truly how easy the chicken is to make.  Add to tortilla shells top with "toppings" of your choice and enjoy.

Personally i love the sweet kale and a touch of sweet thai chili sauce

Nutrition

Serving: 6servings | Calories: 312kcal

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Additional Crock Pot Recipes to Try:

Chicken Wings In the Crock Pot

Pork Roast In the Crock Pot

Oatmeal in the Crock Pot

Shredded Beef in the CrockPot

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