Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

I'm so glad I discovered boneless skinless chicken thighs. They are much more flavorful and juicy than chicken breasts and they are perfect for the slow cooker because they don't dry out. This is a good summer recipe because it takes about 3 minutes to put it in and about 3 minutes to shred the chicken at dinnertime. And, of course, it's tasty.

This is a picture of the picture from the magazine.


Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

from May 2014 All You magazine


2 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of extra fat
salt and pepper
1 cup jarred salsa
juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 T chili powder
1 t cumin
1 T honey
3 cloves garlic, minced

Put chicken in slow cooker and sprinkle with salt and pepper all over. Mix the rest of the ingredients and pour on top of the chicken. Cook on low for 3 to 5 hours. Using two forks, shred chicken. Serve on rice, in tortillas, in lettuce wraps or on a bed of spinach. I suggest topping with some sour cream.

5 comments:

  1. Yum. This looks pretty good and not very expensive either. I buy boneless skinless chicken thighs sometimes, and I like them better than chicken breasts.

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  2. Where do you buy boneless, skinless chicken thighs? I guess I have yet to discover those.

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  3. I've gotten them at Smith's, but they don't always have them. I've noticed that often when boneless skinless chicken breasts are on sale, there will be thighs also.

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  4. I think most stores have them, but I'd wait until they are 1.99/lb or less. One of the stores around here recently had them for 1.59 and I got frozen ones at Sav-a-lot once for .99/lb. I use them in lots of recipes.

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  5. Aldi sells them and have had the fresh ones on sale lately for $1.49/lb. They also have them frozen as well.

    I have had similar recipes and enjoy this meals a lot.

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