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Nutritional Value

Calories: 481
Calories from Fat: 30
Total Fat: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Total Carbs: 69 g
Fiber: 11 g
Protein: 42 g
Sodium: 565 mg
Cholesterol: 69 mg

Slow-Cooker Mexican Chicken


YIELD: 4 servings
PREPARATION TIME: 5-10 minutes
COOKING TIME: 8-10 hours in slow cooker


Details

This spicy recipe comes from Kitchen Table community member Michelle. Here’s what she has to say about it: “This is a wonderful, healthy slow-cooker Mexican-style chicken. You can make this recipe spicier by adding jalapeños or other fresh chili peppers.”

Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup / 240 ml black beans
• 1 cup / 240 ml corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
• 1 small jar salsa (your favorite variety)
• 1 Tbsp / 15 ml cumin
• 1 Tbsp / 15 ml chili powder
• 2 cups / 480 ml cooked brown rice

Preparation

  1. Add to slow cooker: chicken breast, beans, corn, salsa, cumin and chili powder. Mix and cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Serve with cooked brown rice.
To make a creamier version, add ½ cup / 120 ml plain Greek yogurt the last 30 minutes of cooking.
Comments: 37
Rating:
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Comments & Responses

  • From: serenabean about 2 years ago

    I liked how easy this was to make. Very tasty. Will make again. I topped mine with avocado.
  • From: kas218 about 2 years ago

    The chicken was so tender that we were able to cut it with a fork. So easy to put together and our 4-year-old loved it!
  • From: jellymomma007 about 2 years ago

    I made this last night and it was loved and devoured by all including my kids!!!!\
  • From: khuff about 2 years ago

    I will try this recipe! Sounds wonderful & pray my children will like it!!!
  • From: cswift33 about 2 years ago

    are these black beans uncooked or from a can?
  • From: cleanteeth68 about 2 years ago

    Made this last night and my family of 3 loved it!! Served it with quinoa and have about 2 servings left over:) Yummo.. will make again!
  • From: mnmsalgado about 2 years ago

    Made this tonight... it was so easy & so delish!!! Can't wait to try more recipes!
  • From: ddunbar14 about 2 years ago

    Should you thaw the chicken breast prior to placing in the crockpot or put them in frozen?
  • From: frauline_annie about 2 years ago

    I plan on making this vegetarian but putting in cubes of extra firm tofu. Then I'll serve it over rice or quinoa. I love Mexican-y food so this sounds terrific!
  • From: sekieta about 1 year ago

    I'm a vegetarion so I added Tofu in place of the chicken. It was equally as delicious and enough to last me an entire week with leftovers to freeze! Adding the Greek yogurt introduced an interesting creaminess and gave me a protein boost.
  • From: trfisher42 about 1 year ago

    This is the first recipe tried on the Eat-Clean Diet and it was easy to make and tasty. I made wraps wth the leftovers adding lettuce, tomatoes and red onions. Yummy!
  • From: Mik2010 about 1 year ago

    Easy love it!
  • From: Mik2010 about 1 year ago

    Easy love it!
  • From: Kaaraizzzzzyeee4clean about 1 year ago

    This is a great base that I encourage you to add to! I've made this dish 3 times, and the final recipe is the above recipe, made with 1 whole can of beans, sometimes black and pinto. I top each serving with 1/4 of an avacado cubed, 1/4 of a lime freshly squeezed, and 1/2 Tbs chopped cilantro.
  • From: Sherigc about 1 year ago

    Wow, I made this dish today and it was super easy to make and VERY delicious! Incorprating the Avacado sounds yummy as well.. i'll definately try it tomorrow as I have a lot of left overs!
  • From: gdsgrl1973 about 1 year ago

    Made this today for dinner. The kids loved it as much as I did!! :)
  • From: selzer69 about 1 year ago

    I made this for my boyfriend and a I. WE LOVED IT! I bought black and white beans, and put all the ingredients in at the same time, raw unfrozen 5 chicken breasts and cooked it on high for 5 hours it was sooo good and cooked right through. I also added 1 cup water 1/2 way through just to make sure my dried beans rehydrated and were good. SO EASY TO MAKE!
  • From: spontaneous1313 about 1 year ago

    How do I save this to my profile on my recipes?
  • From: curvy creole about 1 year ago

    Wow! I made this today..and loved it!! I put fresh avacado, scallions and diced tomatoes on top. YUM!!
  • From: curvy creole about 1 year ago

    Also...my boyfriend also loved it! I put in extra hot peppers cause we both love spicey food!
  • From: Laura@Japan about 1 year ago

    How many oz. do you consider a small jar of salsa.....
  • From: mama.sam about 1 year ago

    I made this recipe today, my whole family loved it. I used organic canned pinto beans because thats what i had on hand, they held up great and tasted awesome. I put it over a big bowl of romaine lettuce added a little extra salsa and some avacado, so yummy! I would throw some jalapeno in next time to just to give it a kick.
  • From: TheCityMouse about 1 year ago

    Having this one tonight! It's one of my favorites!
  • From: Cutimus about 1 year ago

    Loved this! It was simple to make and my family didn't even realize they were "eating clean". My son asked for seconds. I will be making this again!
  • From: ilydiam about 1 year ago

    I have already made this twice! a new favorite and super easy to make :D
  • From: gtrgirl0823 about 1 year ago

    This is one of my favorites! I have a family of picky eaters, so It's tough for me to make a "clean" meal that they'll eat. Not only do they devour this dish - they ask me to make it again!
  • From: leona125 about 11 months ago

    This has become a staple recipe for me. I love using tofu instead of chicken. For the salsa I use a peach and pineapple blend. Very delicious!
  • From: sburni about 10 months ago

    Loved this, satisfied my craving for tex-mex! Next time I'm going to try it with salsa verde.
  • From: arawl1981 about 9 months ago

    Thanks for this! Mexican food is my absolute favorite and I'm always up for new recipes!
  • From: Kat9 about 9 months ago

    Looks interesting. Just trying to figure out what else I can add since I don't like corn. Maybe I'd add onion and green peppers.
  • From: Matilda Scroccaro about 7 months ago

    This is one of my favourite dishes from here. Mmmmm
  • From: NessieLea about 5 months ago

    I absolutely love this recipe!!!! So easy and so good! I have made it twice in 2 weeks!
  • From: maymis1111 about 5 months ago

    This Recipe looks really easy and yummy...I already have my crockpot ou for the morning!!!
  • From: EatingClean2013 about 5 months ago

    This was the first "clean" recipe I made and it was delicious. Very quick to prepare and I was able to eat it for dinner a couple of nights. My husband also enjoyed it which was a plus. He was "eating clean" and didn't even know it!! Thanks!
  • From: Fitforlifeforever about 4 months ago

    Very Tasty!!! Quick, easy clean up and lots of left overs.
  • From: Livi about 1 month ago

    I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF THE BEANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FROM A CAN OR RAW AND IF CHICKEN SHOULD BE PUT FROZEN OR THAWED IN THE SLOW COOKER!! I WANNA TRY THIS SO BAD BUT WANNA GET IT RIGHT
  • From: Olgac about 1 month ago

    I use chicken that has been thawed. I have used thighs and legs as well as breasts. They all work well. I usually use canned bean medley with frozen corn niblets but I think that dry beans would work well too. Just go ahead and try it. It is a great starting recipe and can be modified as you like.

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