We love Mexican food at my house! This Mexican chicken recipe is so easy and versatile! I love that I can dump it all in the crockpot in the morning and not have to worry about it all day. I make it almost every week in some variation. You can make just the meat, or add beans and/or corn.
My family likes to put the meat mixture inside flour tortillas with lettuce, cheese, and tomato. I most often eat it on top of salad. [Note in the picture I added tomatoes, sliced jalapenos, and Food Should Taste Good whole-grain tortilla chips.]
Sometimes we eat it as a Chicken Burrito Bowl over brown rice or quinoa topped with greek yogurt, lettuce, tomato, and guacamole. I’ve even mixed leftovers with greek yogurt and eaten it cold inside pita bread. So many options!! Enjoy!
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 16 oz. jar of salsa or 1 can of diced tomatoes (cilantro & lime or green chile variety)
- 1 T. cumin
- 1 T. chili powder
- 1 can beans (black or pinto) [optional]
- 1 can or small bag of frozen corn [optional]
- Pour salsa and spices in the crockpot and stir.
- Add beans and corn (if using.)
- Add chicken (frozen is fine) and push it down in the sauce as much as possible.
- Turn crockpot to low and cook 6-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
- Serve over rice, in burritos, or on top of salad with any desired toppings.
- 21 Day Fix Container Counts
- 6 servings
- Chicken - 1 Red
- Salsa - 1/2 Green
- Beans & Corn - 1 Yellow
21 Day Fix Container Counts:
6 servings
Chicken – 1 Red
Salsa – 1/2 Green
Beans & Corn – 1 Yellow
I love this! Nice and simple but it looks amazingly delicious. Going into next weeks dinner rotation!
That looks delicious and so healthy. Great way to force the vegetables down the kids!
I have a hard time finding healthy crock pot recipes – this looks pretty healthy since it’s just chicken and salsa (and we can find a kind that doesn’t have tons of additives). My husband hates beans so I’ll do it without.
This looks easy enough that even I could make it! And we all know how advanced my cooking skills are. My roommates are going to love me!
I love anything Mexican and anything I can make in the crockpot, and healthy! This is something even I can handle! Your photo is amazing as well.
I shouldn’t read food posts/blogs when I’m hungry 😉
Yum! I could eat Mexican food every day! Kind of makes me wish I wasn’t a vegetarian 🙂 On the other hand, my family will love it! Adding it to my recipes for creating my weekly menu.
This recipe sounds easy and delicious…my favorite combination! I love this type of stuff this time of year, a hot meal that makes enough to last a few days, and frees up a busy schedule. Thank you for sharing! It is on the menu for next week! 🙂
Easy, Delicious, and Healthy which makes this a great recipe.
Thank you for stopping by Saturday Dishes and linking it up. I pinned it!
Blessings,
Diane Roark
http://www.recipesforourdailybread.com
I love how easy this is!! I love my crockpot and I need healthier recipes to add to my meal plan! Thank you so much for coming and linking it up to Saturday Dishes! Pinned. Hope to see you again!
We love Mexican at our house, too! Pinning.
Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes- hope to see you back again tonight!
Hi! My family loves Mexican meals and I love how versatile this is! I am doing the 21 day fix and was curious how you would count this? 1 red and 0.5 or 1 green?? Thanks!
Dana
If I add the corn and beans, I count one serving as a red and a yellow. I add enough taco toppings (lettuce, tomato, etc) to fill one green also.
So I am new to this 21 day fix thing…. I see it says 6 servings so Im confused on how all this works with the containers since everything is combined…. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND!!! This is what is keeping me from starting because this part stresses me out…
I think the easiest way to figure out the container count for recipes that have everything combined is to use your containers to measure the ingredients as you add them. Also, don’t worry about calculating it perfectly, or it will drive you CRAZY!! Take the total number of containers for the entire recipe, then divide that by the total number of servings to figure out your containers per serving.
How big is a serving size?
A serving is about one red and one yellow container full.