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.
UPDATE: Creamy Salsa Crock Pot Chicken won Battle Chicken on our YouTube Channel! So we now have a cooking show VIDEO from Mikey.
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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Penney says
I love HOT Salsa to eat with chips but medium in my cooking of meals.
Judith says
Like my salsa’s medium, perfect to make Creamy Salsa Crock Pot Chicken. Am so looking forward to making this recipe. Thanks.
Isabel says
Gotta have it HOT ! The HOTTER the better!
Joyce Abrams says
Mild
Judy Christopher says
I like my salsa medium!!
Gary Kimminau says
definitely like it hot
Claudia Trefethren says
I like my salza medium!
Kathryn in Alaska says
My mom and I both love Mild Salsa-Thanks.
Joni says
I like my salsa medium!
Stacie says
I like medium salsa, my family goes through a lot of salsa!!
Rosemary Gellner says
Love mild salsa!
Lisa says
Medium, please!
dorothea C says
Medium is our family preference. I like hot and hubby likes mild so this is a happy “medium” for us both 🙂
Frances says
mild/medium
Lora says
I love my salsa hot but in order for me to try the salsa chicken recipe for my family the salsa needs to be medium. Thanks for the contest.
Crystal Cosand says
We love chips and salsa at our house! We like medium salsa!
Christie says
I like my salsa medium to hot! I love to just get a big bowl of salsa and chips! Yummy!
Anne from CT says
Medium or hot!
Jeff Harp says
Medium
katklaw777 says
I like my salsa mild and I am in the minority in my house!
Norma says
Mild!!
Molly says
This looks delicious!! Mild is my favorite!
Margie Morgan says
I like my salsa hot. Would love to try the Crock Pot Chicken.
Susan Dierkes says
My daughter makes a fabulous salsa & this chicken recipe looks & sounds awesome. I prefer the mild but she likes it with more tang. Thanks for offering this. Would love to win this for my daughter, but don’t forget….I prefer the mild. Thanks again!
robbie jones says
medium, please