Recipe

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

Slow-cooked chicken breasts bathed in reduced salsa and lime, then topped with bubbling mozzarella under the broiler.

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

Total time

2 hr

Servings

6

Net carbs

3g

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Ingredients

What you need

Adjust servings

6 servings
6
  • 2 cups mild or medium salsa, simmered to reduce to 1 cup
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and cut in half lengthwise
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper, for seasoning chicken
  • 2 T fresh-squeezed lime juice (or less if you’re not that into lime)
  • 1 cup grated Mozzarella

Instructions

How to cook it

Prep timer

120:00

Cooking cue

Cook until the thickest piece reaches 165F and the juices run clear.

  1. 1. Simmer 2 cups of salsa in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until reduced to 1 cup.
  2. 2. Trim the chicken breasts and cut each in half lengthwise, then arrange in a single layer in a greased slow cooker and season with salt and pepper.
  3. 3. Stir the lime juice into the reduced salsa and pour over the chicken.
  4. 4. Cook on high for 60 to 90 minutes until the chicken is cooked through but not shredding.
  5. 5. Preheat the broiler and transfer the chicken pieces with clinging salsa to a greased glass casserole dish.
  6. 6. Spoon the chunky salsa over the chicken, leaving watery liquid behind, then sprinkle with 1 cup grated mozzarella.
  7. Cook until the thickest piece reaches 165F and the juices run clear.
  8. 7. Broil for about 5 minutes, watching carefully, until the cheese melts and lightly browns.
  9. Taste and adjust the seasoning at the end, then serve while everything is hot or freshly chilled.

Source & attribution

Kalyn's Kitchen · IMPORTED

https://diet.driv.space/recipes/slow-cooker-salsa-chickenKalyn's Kitchen reference: https://kalynskitchen.com/slow-cooker-salsa-chicken-lime-melted-mozzarella/

Rated 4.5/5 from 15 ratings on Kalyn's Kitchen. Method rewritten in-house; see source for the publisher's original.