Description
This Crock Pot Green Chile Chicken recipe is a creamy, flavorful, and easy slow-cooker dish featuring tender shredded chicken simmered with green chiles, spices, cheddar cheese, and sour cream. Perfect for hearty meals served over rice or as fillings for tacos and burritos.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken and Sauce
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
- 2 (4.5 ounce) cans chopped green chiles
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
Finishing Ingredients
- 1½ cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 1½ cups sour cream
Instructions
- Add Chicken: Place the boneless, skinless chicken breasts at the bottom of a 6-quart crock pot, ensuring they lay flat for even cooking.
- Prepare Sauce: In a bowl, combine the cream of chicken soup, chopped green chiles, black pepper, garlic powder, salt, and ground cumin. Mix everything thoroughly until well combined.
- Cook Chicken: Pour the prepared sauce evenly over the chicken in the crock pot. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 5 hours until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
- Shred Chicken: Carefully remove the chicken from the crock pot and shred it using two forks while it is still warm to help absorb the sauce better.
- Mix and Melt: Return the shredded chicken to the crock pot. Add the shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream, then stir gently to coat the chicken evenly. Continue cooking for 30 minutes on low or until the cheese is melted and the mixture is creamy.
- Serve: Serve the green chile chicken over rice, in burrito bowls, or use as a filling for tacos, enchiladas, and burritos for a delicious meal.
Notes
- Shred the chicken while it's still warm to ensure it soaks up all the creamy sauce.
- Combine the spices, cream of chicken soup, and green chiles thoroughly before adding to the crock pot for an even flavor throughout.
- Check the chicken toward the end of cooking to prevent overcooking and keep it tender.
- Stir in the cheese and sour cream at the very end to create a rich, creamy texture without curdling.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 410 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
