Are you looking for a simple satisfying meal that everyone will love? Our Creamy Salsa Crock Pot Chicken is a huge hit at dinner time at this house!
Cris here. A salsa based recipe? Count me in!
When one gives you salsa, you simply must make salsa chicken. It is a rule. And, a very GOODe rule ;). So I grabbed one of my favorite crock pots— my trusty casserole crock– and got down to business.
Creamy Salsa Crock Pot Chicken
I started out with chicken tenders in the bottom of my crock pot and added a jar of Salsa Me Krazy’s Mild Salsa. Then I added some beans and mexicorn. When it came to the creamy sauce, I took a tip from my very popular Angel Chicken and whipped my cream cheese with my soup and seasonings before cRockin’ with my mixer. That tiny step makes a big difference in your sauce. Trust me ;).
I then threw the lid on and cooked on low for 2-3 hours– the perfect amount of time for me to run a couple errands and come home to dinner instead of running through the drive-thru.
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One of the great things about this recipe is how versatile it is and how easy it is to repurpose the leftovers. We love to enjoy it three different ways– simply over rice or as incredible soft tacos or over a bed of nachos.
Creamy Salsa Crock Pot Chicken Recipe
Note: Printable version of this recipe can be found at the bottom of this post.
Creamy Salsa Crock Pot Chicken is simple and so satisfying! The leftovers are very versatile. Serve over rice, as tacos or even over nachos!
Ingredients for Creamy Salsa Crock Pot Chicken
- 3 lbs Chicken Tenders
- 1 15.5 oz Jar Salsa Me Krazy Salsa
- 2 15 oz Cans of Beans of Your Choice (I used Black and Northern) Drained and Rinsed
- 1 11 oz Can Mexicorn
- 1 8oz Package Cream Cheese- Softened
- 1 1.25 oz Taco Seasoning Packet
- 1 10 oz Can Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup
- Garnish- Shredded Cheese, Salsa Me Krazy Salsa, Sour Cream
- Optional- Cooked Rice
How to Make Creamy Salsa Chicken in a Slow Cooker
- Layer Chicken Tenders in the bottom of your slow cooker
- Pour Salsa Me Krazy Salsa on top.
- Add beans and corn.
- In a mixer, mix together cream cheese, soup and taco seasoning until well blended.
- Slather mixture on top of casserole and place lid on top.
- Cook on low for 1-3 hours until chicken is tender and juicy.
- Mix well before serving over rice, in tacos or over nachos.
Creamy Salsa Crock Pot Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Chicken Tenders
- 15.5 oz Jar Salsa Me Krazy Salsa
- 30 oz Beans of Your Choice (2 – 15 oz cans – I used Black and Northern) Drained and Rinsed
- 11 oz Can Mexicorn
- 8 oz Package Cream Cheese- Softened
- 1.25 oz Taco Seasoning Packet
- 10 oz Can Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup
- Garnish- Shredded Cheese Salsa Me Krazy Salsa, Sour Cream
- Optional- Cooked Rice
Instructions
- Layer Chicken Tenders in the bottom of your slow cooker
- Pour Salsa Me Krazy Salsa on top.
- Add beans and corn.
- In a mixer, mix together cream cheese, soup and taco seasoning until well blended.
- Slather mixture on top of casserole and place lid on top.
- Cook on low for 1-3 hours until chicken is tender and juicy.
- Mix well before serving over rice, in tacos or over nachos.
Video
Notes
- Like I mentioned before, I used one of my casserole crock pots for this recipe. The recipe filled the 3 1/2 quart 9 x13 crock all the way, so you could probably get away with using a 5 or 6 qt slow cooker with this recipe if you need to, you will just need to watch your time and check often. My guess is the chicken could be done as early as 1 1/2 hours in a large size crock.
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Medium, please 🙂
I love medium.
Medium or hot depending on the dish. Love rich thick salsa that adds depth to the dish.
Love hot & mild
Hot, medium or mild: I like all of them, depending upon what I’m making and for whom!
Medium salsa – Give dishes a little zip, but burn is not intolerable. Would love a lot of crock recipes in one place. Enjoy your site because there is so many delicious recipes in one area..
Im’a like mine mild thank you !!!
medium
I LIKE MY SALSA MILD – PLEASE.
I do like it HOT!!
I would really enjoy trying a medium salsa! My first recipe would be this salsa chicken. It sounds great!
medium
I use mild because of my family, but personally I love Hot!
only used different salsa. Have not found yours yet. But really like it!
Mild or medium
depends on brand…………mediumor milkds
I like my salsa mild. Thanks
Make mine mild,please.
Medium salsa for this crock pot cook!
Medium please, love salsa!
Mild and medium.