Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken is an easy, flavorful meal that takes just minutes to prepare. Tender chicken breasts are slow cooked with salsa verde, cumin, and a little salt until they are juicy and easy to shred.

Once shredded, the chicken can be served as a main dish with your favorite sides or used as a filling for tacos, quesadillas, burritos, or other Mexican-inspired meals. Add a little sour cream at the end for a creamy version, or keep it simple and finish with fresh cilantro.

This is an especially convenient recipe for busy days because the slow cooker does most of the work. Our homemade Salsa Verde is a great choice for this recipe, but your favorite prepared salsa verde works as well.

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Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken

Course: Main Courses

Cuisine: Tex-Mex

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 3 5

Servings:

Calories: 247kcal

This easy Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken combines tender shredded chicken with salsa verde, cumin, and fresh cilantro. Serve it as a main dish or use it to make flavorful tacos, quesadillas, burritos, and more.

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Equipment

Slow cooker

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cups salsa verde See our recipe under This and That
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
½ cup sour cream Optional

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Instructions

Place the chicken breasts in a slow cooker. Add the salsa verde, kosher salt, and cumin. Stir gently to coat the chicken.
Cover and cook on High for 2½–3 hours or Low for 4–5 hours, until the chicken is fully cooked and tender enough to shred.
Using tongs, transfer the chicken to a cutting board. Shred the chicken with two forks into bite-sized pieces.
Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and stir it into the salsa verde.
For a creamier version, stir in the optional sour cream. Continue cooking for a few minutes, just until the sour cream is warmed through. Do not bring it to a boil.
Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve.

Notes

Serving ideas: Serve the shredded chicken as a main dish with your favorite sides, or use it as a filling for tacos, quesadillas, burritos, or tostadas.

Creamy version: Add the optional sour cream after shredding the chicken for a richer, creamier filling.

Salsa verde: Our homemade Salsa Verde works especially well in this recipe, but your favorite prepared salsa verde can also be used.

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