Slow Cooker Green Chili Chicken (5-Ingredients)
Easy slow cooker green chili chicken made with 5 ingredients: chicken, salsa verde, cream cheese, and green chilis. A high protein crockpot recipe!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, or boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 (12-oz) jar salsa verde (tomatillo salsa), divided, plus more for serving
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
To Add at the End
- ⅓ cup cream cheese, softened
- 2 (4-oz) cans diced green chilis
Instructions
- Add the chicken, 3-oz salsa (about ¼ of the jar), and salt to a 6-quart slow cooker, stirring to coat the chicken evenly in the salsa.
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 5-6, or until the chicken is cooked through and shreds easily with a fork.
- Carefully remove the chicken to a cutting board, then shred with two forks or dice into 1-inch cubes.
- Drain the cooking liquid from the slow cooker. Turn to low and add the remaining 9-oz salsa (the remaining ¾ of the jar), cream cheese, and green chilis, whisking until smooth.
- Add the shredded chicken back to the slow cooker, stirring to combine.
- Serve as is, or tucked into warmed tortillas and served with toppings of your choice.
Notes
- Serving suggestions: warm tortillas, sour cream, cilantro, small diced onion.
- Use this chicken to make my 4-ingredient green chili chicken enchiladas next!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 (of 8) | Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 308mg | Potassium: 433mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 162IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.4mg
