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February 15, 2017 4 Comments

Slow Cooker Creamy Verde Chicken

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Our church meetings got moved to afternoon and it’s kinda killing me. I’m beginning to realize that if we are going to eat anything that resembles a decent dinner on Sundays it’s going to have to be a slow cooker meal. This Slow Cooker Creamy  Verde Chicken is one of our new favorites.

Slow-Cooker-Creamy-Verde-Chicken-Not only is this recipe awesome because it is ready when we get home from church, but it is so easy to throw together before we leave. I just put everything in, give it a stir and viola! It’s ready when we get home.

Slow-Cooker-Creamy-Verde-Chicken-42I also love this recipe because you don’t have to add any creamed soups and still get a delicious creamy texture from the cream cheese. I cut the 8 ounce block of cream cheese into small squares so that it distributes in the sauce better.

When everything is done cooking, you might still see a few pieces of cream cheese that don’t look like they melted enough. Don’t worry, just stir everything up really well and they will incorporate nicely, they just need a little encouragement.

Depending on how spicy you like things you may want to add more then the 1 cup of verde (green) salsa the recipe calls for. I buy the Herdez brand of verde salsa and it is medium heat. I only use one cup so it won’t be too spicy for my little kids. To be honest, the finished product isn’t very spicy at all with one cup, but if you want to add a little more heat, add two cups and that should take it up a notch.

Slow-Cooker-Creamy-Verde-Chicken-42If you don’t have verde salsa and still want to make this, use your favorite salsa and it will still come out delicious.

We prefer to eat this served over rice and topped with cheese and crushed corn chips, or if you prefer you can scoop it up with corn chips instead of crushing them on top.

This recipe is also gluten free.

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Slow Cooker Creamy Verde Chicken
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
4 hours
Total time
4 hours 10 mins
 
Delicious creamy salsa verde chicken served over rice with cheese and corn chips. Sure to make everyone in your family happy. It is also gluten free.
Author: Maria
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • 1 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups precooked shredded or cubed chicken
  • 1½ cups frozen corn or a 15 ounce can, drained
  • 1 8 ounce package of cream cheese, cut into ½ inch pieces
  • 1 cup Salsa Verde (green salsa, I use the Herdez brand)
  • 2 tsp chicken bullion
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • Rice, Cheese and Corn chips, for serving
Instructions
  1. In your slow cooker combine, black beans, chicken, corn, cream cheese, salsa verde, chicken bullion, cumin, and ½ cup water. Stir and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
  2. Before serving stir in chopped cilantro.
  3. Serve over rice and top with cheese, and crushed corn chips if desired. Or if you prefer dip corn chips in rice, sauce mixture. Also taste good with rice rolled up in a tortilla.
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4 Comments

  1. Sandy Johnson

    July 6, 2017 at 11:08 am

    Your zucchini bread is wonderful… can you tell me how many calories in a slice and what is considered a slice? Also, do you have the calorie count for your recipes? My husband, daughter and I are counting calories per day.

    Thanks,
    Sandy Johnson

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    • Maria

      August 10, 2017 at 11:15 pm

      Hi Sandy! I am so sorry, but I don’t have the calorie counts for my recipes. I like to pretend that this zucchini bread doesn’t have any….makes me not feel so bad about eating an entire loaf…..

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  2. Nicole

    February 27, 2021 at 11:39 am

    I’m looking through your recipes to plan dinners for next week and we have had this so many time’s I’ve lost count! It’s super simple (I’ve even cooked frozen chicken breasts in the crock pot with all the ingredients except for the cream cheese, I mix and melt that in a little before serving) and every single one of my kids happily eats this. Love this kind of dinner! #febgiveaway

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    • Maria

      February 27, 2021 at 4:36 pm

      I love hearing that this is a return offender on your menu! Slow cooker and the kids eat it without complaint! Yeah baby! 🙂

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