Creamy Crock-Pot Salsa Verde Chicken
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Total Time: 5 hours 10 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups salsa verde (homemade is recommended. You can find the recipe here: https://www.thegarlicdiaries.com/grilled-salsa-verde/)
- 1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup reduced fat cream cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 chicken breasts
Instructions
- 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