Easy slow cooker Santa Fe chicken. Serve over rice or tortillas with your favorite toppings.
Prep Time::10 mins
Cook Time:: 10 hrs
Total Time:: 10 hrs 10 mins
Servings::8
Yield::8 servings
Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
1 (8 ounce) bag frozen corn
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 scallions, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt to taste
1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Directions
Combine black beans, chicken broth, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, corn, cilantro, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt in the crock pot. Season chicken breast with salt and lay atop the beans mixture.
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Cook on Low for 9 1/2 hours.
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Remove chicken from slow cooker to a cutting board; shred into strands, return to the slow cooker, and stir into the beans mixture.
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Continue cooking on Low for 30 minutes more.
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Recipe Tip
You can also cook this on High for just 6 hours. Remove chicken to shred after 5 hours and 30 minutes, return shredded chicken to the slow cooker, and simmer for 30 minutes more.