Description
This Crock Pot Green Chile Chicken is a creamy, flavorful dish made easy with tender chicken breasts slow-cooked in a savory sauce of cream of chicken soup, green chiles, and spices. Finished with cheddar cheese and sour cream, it is perfect served over rice or used as a filling for tacos, enchiladas, and burritos.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 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
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1½ cups sour cream
Instructions
- Add Chicken: Place the boneless, skinless chicken breasts at the bottom of a 6-quart crock pot, ensuring they are spread out evenly for thorough cooking.
- Prepare Sauce: In a bowl, combine the cream of chicken soup, chopped green chiles, black pepper, garlic powder, salt, and ground cumin. Mix thoroughly until the ingredients are well blended.
- Cook Chicken: Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken in the crock pot. Cook on high for 3 hours 30 minutes or on low for 5 hours until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Shred Chicken: Remove the chicken from the crock pot and shred it using two forks while still warm to absorb the sauce better.
- Combine Ingredients: Return the shredded chicken to the crock pot and add shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream. Stir well to coat the chicken evenly in the creamy mixture.
- Finish Cooking: Continue cooking on high for an additional 30 minutes or until the cheese has fully melted and the mixture is creamy and heated through.
- Serve: Serve the green chile chicken over rice, in burrito bowls, or use it as a filling for tacos, enchiladas, or 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: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 38 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg
