This Crock Pot Pepper Jack Chicken is one of our family’s favorite slow cooker dinner recipes. It is a super simple one-pot crock pot meal.

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I just love this recipe. I hadn’t made it in a while and when I was thinking about what we could share on the channel and blog next it hit me! Crock Pot Pepper Jack Chicken! I have made this dish for years in one form or another. It does have somewhat of an unusual ingredient for a dish like this, BUT trust me it is sooo good!

Crock Pot Cooking in an RV

Sometimes when we go out on adventure we aren’t sure how long we will be away from the camper. Slow cookers with “warm” settings (like our Ninja)  that kick on after the cooking time are a lifesaver for those days. However, as much as the “warm” feature can save the day, they can also dry out dishes (I’m looking at you chicken breasts…) if you aren’t careful. That is one reason we like to cook with chicken thighs (or beef) on those days. Dishes that call for chicken thighs or beef tend to be able to withstand cooking beyond the original cooking time better than chicken breasts or pork.

How to Make Pepper Jack Chicken in a Crock Pot

Making this dish in a slow cooker is super simple. You just place the chicken down in a 6 quart slow cooker season and layer on the veggies. Cook the dish on low for 4-6 hours until chicken easily shreds when stirring. Top with cheese and cook on high until cheese melts. Ta-Dah! So easy and so good.

Notes on Crock Pot Pepper Jack Chicken

• We used our 6 quart Ninja to cook up this dish, but you can use any 6 quart slow cooker.
• The whole frozen green beans may seem like an odd addition, but trust me it is so yummy. We always use whole frozen beans. Fresh beans would likely turn out more crisp and canned would give it an entirely different texture.
• You can use a different cheese than pepper jack, but then the dish won’t be pepper jack chicken ;).
• You can use chicken breasts instead of boneless skinless thighs, but the cooking time will likely be less than the thighs. Watch closely so you don’t dry out the chicken breasts.
• As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
• All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.

Crock Pot Pepper Jack Chicken Recipe

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Crock Pot Pepper Jack Chicken

Cook Time

5 hrs

 

This Crock Pot Pepper Jack Chicken is one of our family's favorite slow cooker dinner recipes. It is a super simple one-pot crock pot meal.

Servings: 6

Author: Cris

Ingredients

• 3-4 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp cumin
• salt and pepper to taste
• 10 oz frozen whole green beans
• 1 bell pepper- seeded and sliced
• 8 oz fresh mushrooms- sliced
• 1/4 Cup Butter
• 10 Slices Pepper Jack Cheese

Instructions

1. Place chicken in the bottom of a 6 quart slow cooker and season with garlic powder, onion powder, cumin and salt and pepper.

2. Layer frozen green beans, then mushrooms and peppers. 

3. Season again with salt and pepper, top with butter and cook on low for 4-6 hours until chicken is shreddable when stirred.

4. Stir chicken until shredded and then top with cheese on cook on high until the cheese melts.

Recipe Notes

• We used our 6 quart Ninja to cook up this dish, but you can use any 6 quart slow cooker.
• The whole frozen green beans may seem like an odd addition, but trust me it is so yummy. We always use whole frozen beans. Fresh beans would likely turn out more crisp and canned would give it an entirely different texture.
• You can use a different cheese than pepper jack, but then the dish won't be pepper jack chicken ;).
• You can use chicken breasts instead of boneless skinless thighs, but the cooking time will likely be less than the thighs. Watch closely so you don't dry out the chicken breasts.
• As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
• All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
• Check out the video featuring this recipe here: https://youtu.be/tDx33tkTzTI