Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Recipes

SLOW-COOKER GREEN CHILE CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Season both sides of chicken breasts with taco seasoning mix. Arrange in slow cooker. Pour broth and lemon juice around chicken. Top with green chiles and serrano chile.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).
• Transfer chicken to serving platter. Cover chicken, and keep warm.
• For sauce, in small bowl, beat cornstarch and water with whisk. Stir into cooking liquid in slow cooker. Add cream cheese, beating until melted. Cover; cook about 15 minutes or until thickened. Serve chicken with sauce and cooked white rice, if desired.

GREEN CHILE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Place the chicken, onions, peppers, jalapenos and chiles in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Pour salsa over top. Cover and cook on low 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender., Remove chicken; cool slightly. Shred chicken with 2 forks, discarding skin and bones; return meat to slow cooker. Stir in the beans, sour cream and cilantro; heat through. Serve with toppings as desired. Freeze option: Before adding sour cream, cilantro and toppings, cool chili. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary. Stir in sour cream and cilantro. Serve with toppings as desired.

SLOW COOKER SALSA VERDE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the chicken thighs, salsa verde, green chiles, chopped garlic, jalapeño, garlic powder, onion powder and cumin in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Stir to evenly combine. (Don't add salt now; jarred salsas are often high in sodium.) Cook on low until the chicken is tender and the flavors are blended, 5 to 6 hours. (If you will be away for 8 hours or more, set the cook time for 4 hours on low and set the slow cooker auto-switch to warm for the remaining time.)
• Use two forks to coarsely shred the chicken. With the heat on low, add the scallions and cilantro, and stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and lime juice. Serve with rice or in tortillas, if desired, with accompaniments.

SLOW COOKER GREEN CHILE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove stems from cilantro and tie together; save leaves for sauce.
• Place cilantro stems, chicken thighs, water, onion, and garlic into a slow cooker. Season with 1 tablespoon cumin, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1 tablespoon pepper, and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Cook on Low until chicken is no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, 8 to 10 hours. Transfer chicken to a plate and shred using 2 forks. Set aside. Reserve 1 to 1 1/2 cups cooking liquid. Let onion and garlic cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Dice and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Place tomatillos cut-side down and jalapeno onto the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with canola oil.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and wrap jalapeno pepper in aluminum foil to let 'sweat' for about 10 minutes. Remove skin from jalapeno.
• Transfer tomatillos, jalapeno, reserved cilantro leaves, green chiles, vinegar, cumin, chili powder, honey, pepper, and salt to a food processor or blender. Mix sauce until well combined.
• Pour tomatillo sauce into a large pot and add shredded chicken, diced onion and garlic, and beans. Add reserved cooking liquid. Let simmer over medium-low heat for 15 minutes. Serve.

SLOW-COOKER GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Cut three 30x6-inch strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a round 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray. Spread 1/4 cup chicken mixture over bottom of slow cooker. Top with 3 tortillas, overlapping and tearing them to fit, a third of the chicken mixture and a third of the cheese. Repeat twice., Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer reads 165°, about 4 hours. To avoid scorching, rotate slow cooker insert one-half turn midway through cooking, lifting carefully with oven mitts. Turn off slow cooker; let stand, uncovered, 15 minutes before serving. Using foil strips as handles, remove pie to a platter. Cut into wedges. If desired, serve with additional cilantro, salsa, sour cream and lime wedges.

SLOW-COOKER GREEN CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Mix chicken, potatoes, salsa, broth, cumin, salt, and pepper in slow cooker. Cover and cook until chicken shreds easily with a fork and sweet potatoes are tender, about 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low. Add beans during last 30 minutes of cooking. Shred chicken in slow cooker with 2 forks. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed. Serve topped with avocado, cilantro, sour cream, and/or onion, if using.
• Do Ahead
• Chili can be made 3 days ahead; cover and chill.

GREEN CHILI CHICKEN SLOW COOKER RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except chicken, in a medium bowl.
• Place the chicken in the slow cooker.
• Pour the salsa mixture on top and cook on low for about 5 hours.
• Remove the chicken and shred or cut it into bite-sized pieces.
• Then return it to the slow cooker and cook for 1 more hour.
• To thicken the sauce, remove the chicken, dissolve 4 teaspoons of cornstarch in 6 tablespoons water, then stir it into the sauce in the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on high for about 10 minutes, until thickened.
• Add the chicken back to the slow cooker with the sauce and toss to coat.
• Serve on a salad, in a tortilla, or taco with fixings.

SHREDDED SLOW COOKER GREEN CHILE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place oil in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add chicken breasts and thighs, 1 can of chile peppers, onion, garlic, cumin, 1/2 of the lime juice, salt, and pepper.
• Cook on Low until chicken is falling apart, about 8 hours.
• Remove chicken and shred with 2 forks.
• Return chicken to the slow cooker. Add remaining chile peppers and lime juice; stir. Test flavor and season with salt and pepper to taste.

SLOW COOKER GREEN CHILE CHEESY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add the chicken to the slow cooker.
• Sprinkle over the salt, pepper and chili powder.
• Sprinkle over the diced poblano chile and pour over the salsa.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours, or about 6 on low would work fine too.
• When the cooking time is done, sprinkle over the cheese.
• Cover the slow cooker for about 10 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.
• Serve over rice if desired. Enjoy!

CHICKEN AND GREEN CHILI ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• FIRST STEP:Preheat the oven to 350* In a large bowl mix the shredded chicken, green chilis and salt and pepper until completely combined SECOND STEP:Warm the enchilada sauce in a saucepan on low heat Dip tortillas in the sauce THIRD STEP:Add chicken mix to the middle of the tortilla Spread sour cream over the top of the meat mix FOURTH STEP:Roll the stuffed tortilla after folding in the sides Set aside seam side down until all are rolled FIFTH STEP:Place all rolled tortillas in a 8x 8 baking pan that has been sprayed well Cover with the remaining sauce SIXTH STEP:Sprinkle the top with the remaining cheese. Bale for 20 minutes until bubble on top