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October 14, 2014 21 Comments

Slow Cooker Pineapple Salsa Chicken aka Mexican Delight

Slow Cooker Pineapple Salsa Chicken with Black Beans and CornSlow Cooker Pineapple Salsa Chicken aka Mexican Delight is about to make you the hero of your family. And believe me when I say you’ll be patting yourself on the back when you taste this delicious and healthy meal that even your picky kid just gobbled up. Another great way to use salsa and chicken together is by making these Salsa Chicken Enchiladas.

I make salsa chicken with black beans in my crockpot fairly often, and we eat it as fajitas or with chips. It is yummy….but…..this Mexican Delight is fantastic! The pineapple does something amazing to the meat. I have to admit I was nervous that it would give the dish a sweet and sour flavor, but it doesn’t. It just makes it incredible!

Serve with…

  • Oven Baked Spanish Rice
  • Homemade Flour Tortillas
  • Instant Pot Refried Beans
  • Oven Baked Cilantro Lime Rice
  • Instant Pot Spanish Rice
  • How to Make Homemade Re-fried Beans

Pineapple Salsa Chicken in the slow cooker aka Mexican Delight Chicken

We ate it with brown rice cooked with a little chicken bullion to add a layer of flavor, and even Charlotte who hasn’t willingly eaten meat for the last three months licked her plate clean. We topped it with shredded cheese, sour cream, and chopped cilantro. Any way you eat it, this meal rocks! It’s like “Easy” and “Delicious” got married, and this is their baby.

If you aren’t a fan of rice, it also tastes great over corn chips or wrapped in a tortilla. How you eat it is not nearly as important as just making sure you are eating it. Because, friends, this is a life-changing recipe. And I dare say, you might want to kiss my feet for sharing it with you. 🙂

how to make Slow Cooker Pineapple Salsa Chicken aka Mexican Delight

  • Put all ingredients in the slow cooker–chicken breasts, crushed pineapple, black beans, corn, and diced green chilies.
  • Cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
  • Shred chicken and serve with rice, tortillas, or corn chips.
  • That’s it!

It literally took me 5 minutes to throw all the ingredients in the crockpot.

Slow Cooker Pineapple Salsa Chicken

Tips for making Slow Cooker Pineapple Salsa Chicken aka Mexican Delight
  • If you like spicy flavors, use spicy salsa to give it a kick. I like to use medium-heat salsa.
  • You can use frozen chicken in this recipe. Start out cooking on high for 3 hours, and then turn it down to low for 3 more hours.
  • Put the chicken breasts whole in the crockpot, and then shred the chicken when it’s done.
  • You can use fresh pineapple in place of the canned pineapple. Chop up the pineapple into small pieces or use a food processor or blender to crush the pineapple.
  • This is a perfect meal to take to someone, and it can also very easily be made into a freezer meal. As a freezer meal, the recipe can be frozen with or without the ingredients being cooked. 

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Slow Cooker Pineapple Salsa Chicken aka Mexican Delight
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
6 hours
Total time
6 hours 5 mins
 
Crazy good, simple dinner that will make the whole family happy.
Recipe type: Slow Cooker
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 3 large chicken breast (approx. 2 lbs)
  • 2-3 cups salsa
  • 1 20 oz can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 15 oz can black beans, drained
  • 1 15 oz can of corn, drained (or 1½ cups frozen corn)
  • 1 4 oz can diced green chilies (or two jalapenos, seeded and chopped)
  • 1 tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Put all ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for 6-8 hours or until chicken shreds easily.
  2. When I use frozen chicken, I start it out on high for 3 hours and then turn it down to low for 3 more hours.
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21 Comments

  1. BeckyF

    January 13, 2015 at 6:45 pm

    I had this in the crock pot all day and just served my family. It was a huge hit!!! Everyone loved t. Of course it helped that I said it was a Maria recipe. Thanks for the super easy addition to my menu.

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    • Maria

      January 13, 2015 at 9:33 pm

      AWESOME!!!!! It is one of my favorites. I miss you guys so bad….coming down this way anytime soon?

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  2. Kirsten

    June 24, 2015 at 8:38 pm

    Made this today and just had to tell you I LOVED it! It made so much I am excited to try it in tortillas tomorrow! Yum!!

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    • Maria

      June 24, 2015 at 9:31 pm

      I love it so much too. and it is awesome in tortillas. So glad you liked it.

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  3. Miriam

    July 23, 2015 at 9:47 am

    Going to make this for the week end! Looks so yummy and easy! Thank you for sharing it

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  4. Shauna

    March 6, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    This is an awesome recipe! The family loves it!!

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    • Maria

      March 7, 2016 at 2:45 pm

      Yay! Thank you! I am so glad your family likes it.

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  5. Karen Lipinski

    April 17, 2016 at 2:02 am

    THIS RECIPE IS DELIOUS!!!!!!
    Plan to make it for company soon.

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    • Maria

      April 19, 2016 at 7:45 pm

      So glad you like it. I love it too.

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  6. Ashley

    October 2, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    In the process of making this now. The aroma is filling the house. Can’t wait until it’s done.

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    • Maria

      October 2, 2016 at 9:09 pm

      Hope you loved it as much as we do!

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  7. Vicky

    October 4, 2016 at 12:33 am

    Is it possible to get the nutritional information? TIA

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    • Maria

      October 4, 2016 at 2:50 pm

      I sorry vicki, I do not have that info. There is probably a site that you could enter the ingredients in to find out.

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  8. Helen

    February 23, 2017 at 11:31 am

    Could I throw some quinoa into the crockpot with it?

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    • Maria

      February 23, 2017 at 8:40 pm

      I have never tried that so I don’t know how it will turn out. I would just cook it separately and then serve the mixture on top of it like you would with rice.

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  9. Lynne

    February 25, 2017 at 7:56 pm

    Do you leave the chicken whole or cut it into pieces ?

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    • Maria

      March 7, 2017 at 1:38 pm

      I leave it whole and then shred it when it’s done cooking, but you could do small pieces if you want.

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  10. Samantha

    December 3, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    Sounds great! We have fresh pineapple chunks we need to use up. Do you think that would work in lieu of the crushed pineapple?

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    • Maria

      December 4, 2020 at 10:19 am

      Yes, I think they would work great, you might just want to chop them small or run them through your food processor or blender.

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      • Beth M

        January 2, 2021 at 12:14 pm

        Would this work as a freezer meal?

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        • Maria

          January 7, 2021 at 10:50 am

          Yes! Could be frozen uncooked or cooked. Just make fresh rice to serve it over.

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