This Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken os the perfect weeknight meal. Use it for nacho toppings or a rice bowl..there are so many possibilities!
This recipe is a standard in our house.
I love anything Tex-Mex-ish…
I love anything that’s Slow Cooker…
I love anything that’s only a few ingredients…
and I LOVE anything that’s versatile.
And this Fiesta Chicken is totally versatile. It’s one big post of Shredded Chicken that you can use in FIVE Different ways.
Seriously love that.
It also makes a pretty big pot of chicken, so you can get multiple meals for the week!
Rice Bowls, Nachos, Burritos, Tacos or Enchiladas are the five that I have used this recipe as a base for.
Let me show you how easy it is…
Grab about 2 pounds of chicken breasts and plop them into your slow cooker…
Grab a few cans of diced tomatoes and dump them in, undrained…
You could use Ro-Tel for this too!
I like my Fiesta Chicken with some corn. Just a preference. Add it or don’t…totally up to you.
My kids help me make this because it’s literally just a “dump it all into one pot” recipe.
A can of drained and rinsed black beans…
Add one pack of taco seasoning and mix it up.
If you want to make your own taco seasoning here is a great recipe!
Cover it and cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 8 hours. The chicken will easily shred.
That’s all you do! Just shred the chicken and mix it up with all the other ingredients.
Today I’m showing you how to use it in rice bowls, because they are one of my favorite meals.
Just prepare some rice, add it to your bowl, top with your Fiesta Chicken and then a little cheese!
I like to add sour cream and a little guacamole too!
This is a perfect topping for nachos and tacos too!
For burritos, just add you Fiesta Chicken, some rice. lettuce, sour cream and guac and fold up! Or for Enchiladas roll the filing up with some cheese into tortillas, place them seam side down in your baking sheet, top with enchilada sauce and more cheese, bake and you have a meal!
Oh and hey so as I am typing this my friend just texted me and said that this would work great as a pizza topping or even a taco salad! So yeah…lots and lots of possibilities 🙂
So many options for this quick and easy dish!
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Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken
Description
serves 8
Ingredients
- 2 to 2-1/2 lbs chicken breasts, fat trimmed
- 2 (14 oz) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 (10 oz) cans corn, drained
- 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 pkg taco seasoning mix
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in your slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 8 hours.
- Chicken will be very tender when ready.
- Shred chicken with a fork and stir to combine.
- Serve over rice, top with cheese and serve!
Notes
Additionally this can be used as taco or enchilada/burrito filling, or as nacho topping.
Another option…. Add a 32 oz carton of chicken stock and don’t drain the corn. Then you have soup! Top with shredded cheese and some crumbled tortilla chips.
Definitely using this for enchiladas! Similar to what my family calls “Stupid Chicken” — ’cause you would have to be stupid if you can’t make it. Chicken breasts, diced or stewed tomatoes, tomato paste and Italian seasoning. Put it over pasta with parmesan topping. We love easy slow cooker meals!
Love that!
I make this all the time. Add a can of diced green chilies. Or use mexicorn. YUM!
Easy and delicious – perfect busy weeknight winter meal, will be trying soon!!
super simple, super versatile, SUPER TASTY!
Made this today and it’s now in my “best recipes” folder! Left out the corn. Some of us had it over rice, with cheese, avocado and sour cream. Some used it as burrito filler with rice and cheese added in the wrap. My son says he will make this himself when he goes back to school. That will be something just short of a miracle! Have to get him a crockpot, but it will be worth it if this eliminates the $9/day Chipotle tab that shows up on the credit card!
Awesome!! Love to hear this 🙂
Update: my son has made this on his own (this is a big deal!) and it turned out great; he just called me from the grocery store to make sure he was getting right taco seasoning for the next batch (I’d bought him the first round of ingredients.) You’re my hero with this recipe!
i LOVE this!! SO great!
I had 8 oz of fat free cream cheese for the last 30 minutes. It is ALWAYS a hit around here.
Great idea!!
I have this cooking right now for a quick meal before softball practices. hahaha. this is the first time I’ve made it so i’m really excited to try it. It smells amazing!!!
I made this overnight and it is delivious! So easy! I added a few garlic cloved and a little bit of salsa at the end and it turned out perfect. It would be great on its own, with rice, with tacos, or as tortilla chip dip! A perfect, simple recipe. Thank you!!
This looks so good! I am planning on making this sometime next week. Also I’m pinning this to my Pinterest board. Found this recipe from Ashley at Sweet Carolina Belle.