VF Food – Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 (8 ounce) jar medium salsa
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small red onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 pinch salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Directions

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 4 hr

Ready in: 4 hr 15 min

Arrange the chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker, and pour in the salsa and tomato sauce. Add the garlic and onion, and sprinkle in the cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Set the cooker on Low, and cook until the chicken is very tender, 4 to 5 hours. Shred the chicken with two forks for serving.

Nutrition

Amount per serving (3 total)

• Calories:152 kcal

• Fat: 2.8 g
• Carbs: 7.1g

• Protein: 24.4 g

Tips

• If you don’t have 4 hours, cook it on high for a little over 2 hours, shredded it then cooked on low for another 20 minutes.
• If you are a little worried that it won’t work well for taco filling (in soft corn tortillas) because it looked a little watery, don’t worry because when you use the forks to shred the chicken, it absorbed the excess liquid.
• You can use mango/peach salsa and add some chipotle peppers.
• You can serve it as burritos or hard/soft tacos with cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, and salsa.