Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken Fix It & Forget It

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I love the flavors of Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken.

Well, I love the flavors of Mexican food in general.

I ran across this recipe on one of the more recent blogs I’ve found, Gina’s Weight Watcher Recipes.

I do not use the crock pot much. When I do use it, it’s generally on the weekend. Which sounds crazy, right? I work during the week, so why not put dinner in the crock pot and wait for you when you get home?

I am gone from 7:30 to 5:00, so that would be overkill.

Even in a crock pot.

A roast would maybe last that long. But I have found that when I do chicken, especially chicken breasts, they are dry and gross, being in the crock pot for 12 hours by the time we sit down to eat.

That being said, I figured I would try this over the weekend.

You can serve it directly over rice or wrap it in a flour tortilla with rice and cheese as I did.

I liked this.

I wrapped mine up with plain brown rice, which was fairly healthy.

I want to recreate it for the stovetop, though. I’m just not much for the crock pot.

Nothing against the recipe, though, because it’s yummy! I’m just not a crock-pot-kind-of-gal.

I like to stand in front of the stove and pretend I’m on Food Network 🙂

Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken Recipe:

Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken Ingredients:

1-1/2 lbs. chicken breasts (I used 3)
1 can Rotel, undrained
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
8 oz. frozen corn (or the kernels from 3 ears)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 cups chicken broth
3 scallions, chopped (whites and a little bit of the green)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

How To Make Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken:

1. Combine chicken broth, beans, corn, Rotel, cilantro, scallion, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, salt, and pepper in the crock pot.
2. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and nestle them down in the juices.
3. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 6 hours. 30 minutes before serving, remove chicken and shred.
4. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Adjust seasoning if needed.
5. You can serve this over rice and top it with desired toppings or wrapped in a tortilla. I topped mine with cheese and sour cream.

Note: Avocado would have been fabulous!

**Update: I will use this to make Clay some quesadillas tonight with the leftovers! Its a really versatile dish!

Enjoy!

(adapted from Gina’s Weight Watcher Recipes)

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