Slow 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
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.
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.
Chef’s Tools:
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- 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
- 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.
- 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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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.
AWESOME!!!!! It is one of my favorites. I miss you guys so bad….coming down this way anytime soon?
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!!
I love it so much too. and it is awesome in tortillas. So glad you liked it.
Going to make this for the week end! Looks so yummy and easy! Thank you for sharing it
This is an awesome recipe! The family loves it!!
Yay! Thank you! I am so glad your family likes it.
THIS RECIPE IS DELIOUS!!!!!!
Plan to make it for company soon.
So glad you like it. I love it too.
In the process of making this now. The aroma is filling the house. Can’t wait until it’s done.
Hope you loved it as much as we do!
Is it possible to get the nutritional information? TIA
I sorry vicki, I do not have that info. There is probably a site that you could enter the ingredients in to find out.
Could I throw some quinoa into the crockpot with it?
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.
Do you leave the chicken whole or cut it into pieces ?
I leave it whole and then shred it when it’s done cooking, but you could do small pieces if you want.
Sounds great! We have fresh pineapple chunks we need to use up. Do you think that would work in lieu of the crushed pineapple?
Yes, I think they would work great, you might just want to chop them small or run them through your food processor or blender.
Would this work as a freezer meal?
Yes! Could be frozen uncooked or cooked. Just make fresh rice to serve it over.