You owe it to yourself to try this ridiculously delicious Salsa Chicken Recipe! Creamy, cheesy, and infused with all of your favorite Mexican flavors, it’s the zesty chicken dinner you’ve been looking for! Just 4 ingredients… then you hand off kitchen duty to your crock pot!
Prepare for some outrageous satisfaction… made wildly easy!
Because that’s exactly what you’ll get with this crockpot salsa chicken recipe!!
Morgan writes: "Everyone raves about this when I make it!"
The creamy rich cream cheese and the bite of the cheddar, pair magnificently with the refreshing, savory salsa.
Plus, you can easily change up the flavor every time you make it by simply using a different salsa.
Talk about easy, right?
With just a few simple ingredients and hardly any effort, you’ll be serving up one of the best Easy Crockpot Recipes in no time. Just like when you make my crazy good Pineapple Salsa Chicken, sassy sweet Chicken with Peach Salsa, and easy Pollo Con Queso!
So go ahead and add some creamy salsa love to your chicken this week.
Your taste buds will thank you… and so will everyone else!
Ingredients
You’ll only need to round up a few simple ingredients to prepare this tasty amazing chicken salsa recipe crock pot masterpiece!
- Chicken Breasts – You can use fresh or thawed.
- Salsa – Use your favorite salsa or make up a fresh batch of this Easy Salsa Sauce Recipe.
- Cream Cheese – Use a high quality cream cheese for best flavor.
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese – Shredded cheese from a bag will work just fine.
Like so many of my easy Slow Cooker Dump Dinners, you’ll also need a 5 – 6 quart Crockpot to prepare your crockpot salsa chicken.
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Like all of my easy Mexican Recipes, preparing this chicken in salsa crock pot wonder is crazy simple.
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Cook your chicken in your crockpot, and then drain and discard the juices.
2. Pour the salsa sauce mixture over your chicken and continue cooking.
3. Just before your chicken is done, top with the cheddar cheese to allow it to melt.
4. Once your chicken is done and the cheese has melted, serve it up and enjoy every last delightful bite!
That’s it. So simple. Crock pot salsa chicken recipes really don’t get much easier or tastier than this!
Scroll down for the printable salsa chicken recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Storage Tips
Leftovers from this salsa chicken crockpot recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Then use your leftovers to make up some delicious tacos or burritos the next day for another easy weeknight meal!
What to Serve With Salsa Chicken
Create the ultimate tasty mid week feast when you pair your slow cooker Mexican chicken with some Delicious Dinner Sides.
To start, add a heaping scoop of sour cream, some homemade Guacamole with Lime, and a little extra salsa alongside your chicken.
Then, serve up a heaping scoop of this Cilantro Lime Rice and an ice cold glass of my copycat Chick Fil A Sweet Tea to complete your lovely chicken dinner!
Reviews
What your frugal friends are saying about this crock pot salsa chicken recipe…
Nicki writes: “Easy and super yummy!”
Bethany writes: “So easy and good.”
Keasha writes: “YUMMY!! We added corn and black beans. Will definitely make again.”
Andrea writes: “This was so good! Easy on the budget too! Served with yellow rice!”
Jennifer writes: “Very flavorful. Instead of cheddar cheese, I used a fiesta blend.”
Wendy writes: “Was good, the cream cheese made it very creamy and cheesy.”
Morgan writes: “Everyone raves about this when I make it!”
Stacy writes: “Holy moly it’s SO good. I shredded my chicken.”
Ashley writes: “Soooo good. One of our new favorites.”
Jenny writes: “This was yummy! I added a can of diced green chilis. My husband and kids ate it over rice and I had it over lettuce for a salad!”
Dawn writes: “Yum. So good and easy. I love this!!!”
Tiffany writes: “Soooo good & easy.”
Julie writes: “So yummy!!”
Toya writes: “Delicious, love the cream cheese, and black beans and corn with it”
Courtney writes: “Made this in the oven. It was so good.”
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Salsa Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, fresh or thawed
- 16 ounces Salsa, or make my Easy Salsa Sauce Recipe
- 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese, (softened)
- 16 ounces Corn, 1 can, drained (optional add-in)
- 16 ounces Black Beans, 1 can, drained (optional add-in)
Instructions
- Gather your salsa chicken recipe ingredients.
- Cook chicken in Crockpot on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 hours. (covered)
- After 3 hours on HIGH or 6 hours on LOW, drain juices from Crockpot.
- In separate bowl, stir salsa and cream cheese. (and optional drained corn and/or drained black beans)
- Pour mixture in crockpot over chicken and cook for additional 30 minutes on HIGH, covered, or until done.
- For the last ten minutes, add in 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese to melt on top.
- Garnish with chopped Green Onions, and serve with Sour Cream, Guacamole and extra Salsa.
Notes
- Storage Tips: Leftovers from this salsa chicken recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Then use your leftovers to make up some delicious tacos or burritos the next day for another easy weeknight meal!
- FAQ’s: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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Sounds awesome, Could you use boneless thighs instead of breasts?
Hi Gloria ~ yes… boneless thighs would work, too. Just keep an eye on the cooking time, based upon the size of the thighs and how many you use. ENJOY! 🙂
made this last night for my family n it was AWESOME. I’VE wrote down sooo many of your recipes im excited about trying them ALL. i love what you have done on this site. you are a blessing. trying to cook different foods on a food assistance budget leaves u bored with eating. i can’t say thank you enough
Aww ~ thanks so much for the sweet comment, Lasonya! So glad you loved the recipe! 🙂
Can you use frozen chicken breasts? If so how long would you recommend cooking them for?
I’ve found this recipe works best with fresh or thawed chicken.
I’m nervous about cooking the chicken by itself in the crockpot… I’ll be at work all day so I would put it on low.. Has anyone tried cooking it in the salsa mix?
Holly,
I was wondering the same thing… did you try cooking just the chicken in the crockpot? Let me know how it turned out or I might just go for it and have a back up dinner plan just in case.
You’ll just place the chicken in the crockpot by itself for the first step… nothing else is required, as the chicken will end up cooking in its own juices. 😉 By draining the juices and adding the sauce at the end, you’ll have a much richer, flavorful, and less watered down sauce. Hope that helps!
We made this for dinner tonight. I shredded the chicken, and served it over rice. It was delicious and super easy. It’s definetly going into our list of favorite go to meals. Thanks for all the great crockpot recipes!!
Aww ~ you’re very welcome, Kris! I’m so glad you liked it! 😉
I really enjoyed this recipe. After cooking the chicken I shredded it before adding the corn, beans, salsa, and cream cheese for delicious tacos. We definitely have leftovers so we’ll see how the leftovers go.
Thanks!
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That sounds delicious!
How much water do you use for these recipes?
Hi Sasha ~ no water is required. The chicken will end up cooking in its own juices. Hope that helps! 😉
When do you add in the beans and corn?
Hi Andie ~ if adding in the drained beans and drained corn, you can just put those in for the last 30 minutes when you add the salsa and cream cheese, after the juices from the chicken have been drained.
Question: Could you cook these recipes for longer than 3 hours?
Hi Megan ~ yes… you could cook the chicken on low for 6 – 7 hours, remove the juices, add the sauce, then cook an additional 30 minutes, or until done. Hope that helps! 😉
Made this tonight! It was so yummy and super easy! Will definitely be making it again, thank you!!!
You’re very welcome, Michelle! I’m so glad you liked it!! 😉
~ Heidi