Chicken Mexican Haystacks

A white crock pot with the cream chicken mixture for the mexican haystacks in it.

Crockpot Mexican Haystacks are a long-time, tried & true family favorite dinner recipe! They're a delicious tex-mex twist to classic hawaiian haystacks with tender shredded chicken, beans, corn, tomatoes, and a creamy sauce. Serve it 'haystack style' with Fritos corn chips, rice, and all your favorite toppings.

Course Crock Pot, Dinner

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword chicken mexican haystacks, mexican haystacks

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 10

Servings

Calories 261kcal

Equipment

My Fave Crockpot

Ingredients

Chicken

3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1.5-2 pounds)
1 can (15 oz) black beans drained and rinsed
1 can (15 oz) petite diced tomatoes lightly drained
1½ cups frozen gold n' white corn

Creamy Tex-Mex Sauce

1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth
1 can (4.5 oz) chopped green chilies
4 oz cream cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 sweet onion roughly chopped
1 packet ranch seasoning mix
1 packet chicken taco seasoning

Serving Ingredients

Fritos Scoops corn chips
cooked rice of choice
chopped tomato, shredded cheese, avocado slices, chopped cilantro (or your favorite taco toppings)

Instructions

Put the chicken breasts into the crockpot. Add the black beans, petite diced tomatoes, and frozen corn over top of the chicken.
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 1 can (15 oz) black beans, 1 can (15 oz) petite diced tomatoes, 1½ cups frozen gold n' white corn
In a blender, add all of the creamy tex-mex ingredients, and blend until its smooth and combined. Pour the sauce over top the other ingredients in the crockpot. Give everything a good stir.
1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth, 1 can (4.5 oz) chopped green chilies, 4 oz cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream, 1 sweet onion, 1 packet ranch seasoning mix, 1 packet chicken taco seasoning
Cover the crockpot with the lid and cook on LOW heat for 6-8 hours.
When done, remove the chicken from the crockpot and place it onto a plate, and use two forks to shred it. Return the shredded chicken back to the crockpot and stir everything together well.
Serve haystack style - Fritos corn chips, rice, a scoop of the creamy chicken mixture, and then top with all your favorite taco toppings. Enjoy!
Fritos Scoops corn chips, cooked rice of choice, chopped tomato, shredded cheese, avocado slices, chopped cilantro

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Notes

Make It Spicy : This recipe as is, is very mild, and kids love it. However if you want it spicier, simply use spicy or hot ingredients; such as medium or hot diced green chilies, serve with pepper jack cheese, use a packet of hot & spicy taco seasoning (instead of chicken taco seasoning), add a can of jalapeños or serve with jalapeños, use a can of Rotel diced tomatoes for more spice, add some hot sauce or cayenne red pepper.
Chicken Breasts : I recommend trimming the chicken breast before adding them into the crockpot. Trim off the fattier pieces and chewy tendon areas of the chicken breasts. If they are really large then you only need 3 of them. I use 4 grocery-store sized chicken breasts. The ones you get at the club stores (Costco and Sam's Club) can be much larger in size than the grocery store. Anywhere from 1.5 to 2 pounds of chicken is good.
Fritos Scoops & Cilantro Lime Rice : My "secret" to the best haystacks are the Fritos Scoops chips and my recipe for the perfect Cilantro Lime Rice. Trust me, so good!
Leftovers : Extra creamy chicken is great for making quesadillas, taquitos, or as a nacho topping for baked nachos. I can usually get two dinners from this one recipe!
Rice : Make your preferred rice, cook white rice or brown rice, or prepare a box of store-bought rice according to package directions, or use microwave pouches or containers of rice. Anything works here!
Nutrition Information : The amount listed is just for one serving of the creamy chicken crockpot mixture. Additional toppings, Fritos, and rice are extra as that will vary depending on what is used. Each serving is about 1 cup.

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