2-Ingredient Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

Name: 2-Ingredient Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 241 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 lbs total)*; 2 cups favorite salsa; salt and pepper; (optional: fresh lime wedges for serving)

All you need are 2 simple ingredients to make this slow cooker shredded chicken — good salsa and chicken!

⏱ 241 min 🔨 Prep 1min 🔥 Cook 240min 📊 Hard 🍽 6 servings ⭐ 4.9 (36) 👁 4

Ingredients

6 servings

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 lbs total)*
2 cups favorite salsa
salt and pepper
(optional: fresh lime wedges for serving)

Instructions

Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker and cover with salsa. Toss until the chicken is covered.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours (or low for 6-8 hours), or until the chicken shreds easily with a fork. Shred the chicken in the slow cooker and toss with the remaining salsa and juices until well-mixed. Serve immediately, or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days. (This chicken also freezes well.)
*You can really use just about any cut of chicken for this recipe. For easy shredding though (so that you don’t have to mess with bones), I recommend boneless chicken breasts or thighs. This should be about 2 lbs of chicken total.

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