Description
This Crock Pot Green Chile Chicken is a creamy, flavorful dish perfect for easy weeknight dinners. Tender shredded chicken is slow-cooked with cream of chicken soup, green chiles, and aromatic spices, then mixed with cheddar cheese and sour cream for a rich and comforting meal. Serve it over rice, in burrito bowls, or as a filling for tacos and enchiladas.
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
Toppings
- 1½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1½ cups sour cream
Instructions
- Prepare the Crock Pot: Add the boneless, skinless chicken breasts to the bottom of a 6-quart crock pot, spreading them out evenly.
- Mix the Sauce: In a separate bowl, combine the cream of chicken soup, chopped green chiles, black pepper, garlic powder, salt, and ground cumin. Stir well until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
- Add Sauce to Chicken: Pour the combined sauce mixture evenly over the chicken breasts in the crock pot, making sure they are well coated.
- Slow Cook the Chicken: Cover and cook the chicken on high for 3 hours and 30 minutes or on low for 5 hours until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
- Shred the Chicken: Remove the cooked chicken from the crock pot and shred it using two forks while still warm to help it absorb the sauce better.
- Combine Cheese and Sour Cream: Add the shredded chicken back into the crock pot along with the shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream. Stir well to evenly coat the chicken with the cheese and sour cream mixture.
- Finish Cooking: Continue to cook the mixture for an additional 30 minutes until the cheese is fully melted and the dish is creamy throughout.
- Serve: Serve the green chile chicken over cooked rice, in burrito bowls, or as a delicious filling for tacos, enchiladas, or burritos.
Notes
- Shred the chicken while it is still warm to ensure it absorbs the creamy sauce thoroughly.
- Mix the cream of chicken soup, green chiles, and spices well before pouring over the chicken for consistent flavor distribution.
- Check the chicken towards the end of cooking to prevent overcooking and to keep it tender.
- Add the cheese and sour cream at the end of cooking to avoid curdling and to maintain a smooth, rich texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
