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Easy Slow-Cooker Chicken with Tomatillo Salsa

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  • Prep 5 min
  • Total 3 hr 35 min
  • Servings 6
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Here is a slow-cooker chicken dinner to celebrate--three simple ingredients, and dinner is ready when you are.
Updated Oct 13, 2016
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Ingredients

Chicken

  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 1/2 lb)
  • 1 bag (11.8 oz) frozen honey roasted sweet corn, thawed
  • 3/4 cup tomatillo salsa or salsa verde

Garnish, if desired

  • Chopped fresh cilantro

Steps

  • 1
    Spray 5- to 6-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken in slow cooker.
  • 2
    Scatter thawed corn over top of chicken; pour salsa over all. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).
  • 3
    Use slotted spoon to remove chicken, salsa and corn from slow cooker. Serve chicken topped with corn salsa mixture. Sprinkle with cilantro.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    If you are watching your salt intake, be sure to look at the nutrition label for the tomatillo salsa. They can vary greatly by brand. We found the refrigerated varieties to be lower in sodium. The variety we used had 90 mg of sodium per 2 tablespoons.
  • tip 2
    Serve this easy dinner topped with light sour cream, avocado wedges, fresh chopped tomatoes or a little sprinkle of cheese. Rice makes a great accompaniment.
  • tip 3
    If you like things on the hot side, add a chopped jalapeño or serrano chile to the salsa verde before you pour it into the slow cooker.
  • tip 4
    Green salsas are typically made with tomatillos, green chiles and chopped fresh cilantro. They are usually labeled as tomatillo salsa or salsa verde.

Nutrition

290 Calories, 8g Total Fat, 44g Protein, 11g Total Carbohydrate, 1g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
115mg
39%
Sodium
320mg
13%
Potassium
430mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
11g
4%
Dietary Fiber
2g
9%
Sugars
1g
Protein
44g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 6 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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