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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Sharon Lalonde says
I’m a woose so I have to have mild while my husband loves things spicy hot.
Karen Richardson says
I like my salsa mild, but everyone else at my house likes it hot!
Randal says
I like my salsa mild
Kimberly says
Medium, please.
Ellen says
I am a medium kind of girl!
Nicole says
I love my salsa medium!!
Joan Richmond says
I love Mexican cuisine & I prefer it hot. However I have to use medium or mild salsa for certain family & friends. I have tried your receipes before & I plan on making this new one this weekend.
DJ says
Love medium salsa for cooking.
Love mild for chip dipping.
Laura Obregon says
Mild for me please and ideally with Mango.
Karen Piech says
Medium and mild. Thanks
Ellie says
Mild for me
Sharon says
Medium……yum!!!!!
Cheryl Brown says
Mild – I like spicy but my gut doesn’t always.
Cindy says
HOT for sure! 🙂
Charlotte says
My bunch likes it hot, hot, hot!!
Fran says
I like the mild flavor.
Chris says
Medium please
Kris Fishburn says
Medium
Carol says
Mild for me!
Ginger V. says
Oh,it has to be hot. We love lot’s of HOT salsa on just about everything….
Susan Hanes says
medium
Sharon King says
I love mild salsa!
Sherry Haut says
I like mine mild.
Angie Evans says
Medium…I would love to win this!!!! We LOVE salsa!!!!!
Leah says
Hot! Hot! Hot!