Slow Cooker Creamy Fiesta Chicken

Slow Cooker Creamy Fiesta Chicken

Fiesta Chicken is so easy to make with only 5 Ingredients and no chopping or prep work needed! The chicken is fall apart tender with corn, beans, in a creamy sauce. Serve over rice and top it with all your favorite toppings.

Course Dinner, Slow Cooker

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword creamy fiesta chicken, fiesta chicken, slow cooker fiesta chicken

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 5

Servings

Calories 304kcal

Author Jessica

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds)
1 jar (16 oz) salsa
1 can (15 oz) black beans drained & rinsed
1 can (15 oz) corn drained
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese (warmed, see recipe)

Instructions

Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker.
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
In a small bowl, mix together the salsa, black beans, corn, and dried seasonings. Dump this over top the chicken.
^{*I like the sweeter corn juice flavor so I just lightly drain the corn before adding it into the slow cooker, that way, there is some corn juice still left.}
1 jar (16 oz) salsa, 1 can (15 oz) black beans, 1 can (15 oz) corn, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Cover the slow cooker with the lid and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
Shred the chicken inside the slow cooker using two forks, or you can use a handheld mixer on low speed to shred it more evenly. Stir everything together.
Microwave the bar of cream cheese for 1 minute to get it super soft & warm. Add it into the shredded fiesta chicken mixture inside the slow cooker and stir together well.
1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese
We love this served as rice bowls! Scoop fiesta chicken over rice with all your favorite taco toppings.

Notes

I don't recommend using frozen chicken breasts as it will add moisture/water to the slow cooker contents as it thaws. If using frozen chicken breast, I suggest thawing them in the fridge overnight before making this recipe.
For a spicy fiesta chicken add a can of jalapeños or diced green chilies into the slow cooker with the other ingredients. You can also add some cayenne pepper, hot sauce, or garnish your fiesta chicken rice bowls with jalapeños and/or shredded Pepper Jack cheese. Use a hot or medium salsa for more heat.
If you will be gone all day or don't want to worry about the extra step of adding the cream cheese at the end of the cook time - that's just fine! Simply place the bar of cream cheese on top of the ingredients, cover with the lid, and let it all cook together on LOW heat. I prefer the texture and taste once I add the warmed/melted cream cheese at the end of the cook time, but it can all cook together if wanted.
For a true dump & go slow cooker recipe, skip the mixing bowl step, and instead put everything into the slow cooker.
I love using an electric hand mixer to shred the chicken on low speed, right inside the crockpot, because it shreds everything more evenly and into finer shreds.

Serving Ideas : My family's favorite way of eating fiesta chicken is to make rice bowls with it. I make my Cilantro Lime Rice or Easy Mexican Rice (or use cooked white rice or brown rice) and use it as the base, scoop on some creamy fiesta chicken, and then add your favorite toppings - such as shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes or pico de gallo, guacamole, avocado chunks or slices, chopped black olives, shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped cilantro, sliced jalapeños, and we also love this Copycat Cafe Rio Dressing drizzled over the top.

My kids love to scoop up the fiesta chicken + rice with some tortilla chips or Fritos corn chips (the larger Scoops).

You can also make fiesta chicken quesadillas, tacos, oven baked nachos, burritos, filling for baked chimichangas, or oven baked taquitos.

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