I love recipes like this. Recipes that are so easy the shouldn’t even be called “recipes.”
And thiiiiiiiiiiiis is that. Supa’ easy.
To be precise…easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.
All you do is dump some stuff into a crock-pot, say “peace out,” come back around dinner time, shred the chicken, stir it up, and you are good to go!!
The difficulty level goes up a leeeeettle bit if you use homemade Salsa Verde…optional but HIGHLY recommended. It’s an easy recipe too!!
My favorite thing about this recipe is how many different things you can do with the chicken once it’s done.
The following is a list of delicious uses for this chicken ?:
- Over rice (brown or white)
- In a taco (we did this and just topped it with romaine lettuce and green onions)
- In a burrito
- In a burrito bowl (totally still counts as its own thing)
- With a fork straight out of the fridge
And there are a billion more uses too!
*Correction: a billion and one.*
And they are all delicious ?. That was a fist bump. I recently learned how to use emoticons on the computer.
I am taking full advantage of this new ability ??.
I’ll stop.
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Okay seriously I’m done.
Here’s the thing about Crock-Pots…I think they are absolutely wonderful and perfect and magical and beautiful for soups, stews, chilis, and things like that, but I usually don’t like to just pop a hunk of meat in there with some liquid and let it go. I feel like the meat becomes super tender and falls apart when you poke it with a fork, but it seems to always turn out dry! Because it cooks for so long.
I was a little concerned about that happening with this recipe, but I crossed my fingers that the salsa verde sauce would help keep it nice and moist.
And it totally did! The chicken isn’t dry at all. It is melt-in-your-mouth tender, and the salsa verde sauce gives it tons of creaminess and moisture.
Yaaasssssssssss…easy, cheap, flavorful, moist, perfect chicken ? (had to add one more).
Happy Wednesday!
- 2 cups salsa verde (homemade is recommended. You can find the recipe here: http://www.thegarlicdiaries.com/grilled-salsa-verde/)
- ½ cup reduced fat sour cream
- ½ cup reduced fat cream cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 chicken breasts
- Whisk together the salsa, cream cheese, and sour cream in a medium bowl until combined
- Season to taste with salt and pepper
- Season your chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper and place into your crock-pot
- Pour the salsa verde sauce on top and cook on low for 5 hours
- At this point, it may appear that your sauce has separated, but once you shred your chicken and stir, it all comes together
- Using 2 forks, shred your chicken while it is still in the crock-pot. Stir the shredded chicken together with the sauce until everything is evenly combined
- Optional garnishes: extra sour cream, cilantro
*This recipe is gluten free*
If you make this or any of my other recipes, be sure to Instagram it and hashtag #thegarlicdiaries!
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I made this today. It’s not bland at all. This is now a fave recipe to make.
I made the meal for my family and it was way too bland. I feel like I wasted 15 dollars on all of the ingredients. Substitute the salsa verde for regular salsa and DO NOT add cream cheese or sour cream to the mix. It is cheaper and tastes 100 times better and more flavorful.
Sorry this didn’t work out so well for you Livia!
Um yes, a recipe that’s not a recipe? Totally perfect for me! Love this Annie!
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Yesss! Thanks, Maya :).
Love easy recipes like this. Makes dinner a cinch. I’ll take a few scoops of this and some tortillas please!
Me too, Kelly! Thank you :).
I just bought a crock pot and am so EXCITED to use it! This looks amazing!
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Crock-Pots are so perfect for stuff like this!! I love using mine :).
Oh I’m totally craving all kinds of crock pot meals now that fall is almost here. This chicken looks fantastic, Annie! Sounds like the perfect combination of flavors!
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Me too!! Yay fall :). Thanks, Gayle!
This chicken looks creamy and delicious, Annie! Just want some tacos to devour it! yumm!
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Thanks, Savita!! It was quite creamy and delicious :).
Love easy recipes like this. Makes dinner a cinch. I’ll take a few scoops of this and some tortillas please!
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Me too, Natalie!
Your photos are always soooo stunning! They make the food look even more delicious :)
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Thank you, Angela!! That is so sweet :).
I love super-duper easy recipes too… but then again what person doesn’t (aside from the obviously crazies). This chicken looks perfect! Love love love me a good shredded, salsa-licious chicken! YUM! Cheers, girlie!
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Haha true! I’m with you, Cheyanne :). Thanks!
I really need to stop reading blogs when I’m hungry. My stomach is growling for this chicken right now! And I totally need to know how to do emojis on the computer!
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Haha I know how you feel!
Ok so emojis: If you look at the top of your screen where it says “Edit” and click that so a menu drops down, there should be an option that says “Emojis and Symbols.” Click that and it will bring up a panel of emojis :).