Salsa Crockpot Chicken

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byustrongman
byustrongman Posts: 74 Member
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This is a recipe I just picked up along the way and tweaked to my likings.

61 oz of chicken
1 giant jar of salsa (I use Jack's Mild from costco, and the macros I have are for that)
6 oz of cream cheese
Frank's red hot


Mix the first two ingredients in the crockpot, cook for 6 hours on high, covered, then add cream cheese and hot sauce and cook another 2-3 hours uncovered so as to cook off some liquid. Remove chicken, shred, then re-add. I portion it out into 2 cup containers and it makes about 18 cups worth of food.

Macros (for one cup)

219 Calories
9 g of fat
7 g of carbs (which I think might actually only be 4, because the macros for 61 oz of chicken I got claimed it had 30 g of carbs in it. I don't know that chicken actually has any carbs, but it's a miniscule amount, regardless)
26 g of protein

So in a 2 cup serving you get 440 calories, 18 g of fat, 8-14 g of carbs, and 52 g of protein, and it tastes amazing.

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  • mustang289
    mustang289 Posts: 299 Member
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    Do you use boneless or skinless chicken?
    White or dark meat?
    or do you just throw the whole thing in there?
  • byustrongman
    byustrongman Posts: 74 Member
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    Do you use boneless or skinless chicken?
    White or dark meat?
    or do you just throw the whole thing in there?

    Just frozen chicken breast, so white meat, skinless.

    Throw in chicken and salsa, wait six hours, then throw in cream cheese and hot sauce.
  • hopefloatsup
    hopefloatsup Posts: 207 Member
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    I make this as well, but throw in a can of black beans (rinsed/drained) and a bag of frozen corn as well. Then I use them for enchilada mix :-) So delicious! We use this for enchiladas or burrito bowls and it's super delicious and SO easy!!
  • Fordtraktor
    Fordtraktor Posts: 3
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    I do this recipe without the cream cheese and hot sauce. Tasty, healthy and a good option for working folks..you can put it on in the morning and it is ready when you get home. Any amount of chicken breast covered in salsa will work. Highly recommend.
  • byustrongman
    byustrongman Posts: 74 Member
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    Yeah, I just love frank's, and it's zero calorie. The cream cheese just helps to thicken things up and add a little fat.
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    krouse83 Posts: 182 Member
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    darstus Posts: 16 Member
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    gabbylab Posts: 146
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    ally_cole Posts: 17 Member
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    Bump for recipe!
  • redwingsfan6712
    redwingsfan6712 Posts: 81 Member
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    I do this too only I use 3 whole chicken breasts, a packet of taco seasoning and a jar of salsa. YUM!
  • crthompson2
    crthompson2 Posts: 1
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    I fixed this and added black beans....it was very good and will fix it again soon
  • katelynal
    katelynal Posts: 114
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    I tried making the chicken in the crockpot with just the salsa and that taste was a little 'harsh' to me for lack of a better term. I will try this next time with the cream cheese and Franks, plus the black beans that someone else suggested. Thanks for posting!
  • luulu1999
    luulu1999 Posts: 119
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    I have made this before and LOVED it!!! Ill have to get it back on my menu
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  • USMCnetty90
    USMCnetty90 Posts: 277 Member
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    This is one of my all time favorite recipies - I use taco seasoning, salsa, and chicken breasts.... then half a brick of cream cheese the last hr to 30 min ...
    Just made this on Saturday night for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals... there were not leftovers... sadly my team lost.. but the food was good.

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