Salsa Chicken

Last night was salsa chicken night! It is one of our most favorite meals ever. When ever I make this we eat leftovers for days after. Which is a huge deal in my home. My daughter Allie hates leftovers. She would rather eat Ramen noodles for dinner than eat a plate a leftovers. Snob. But salsa chicken she will eat over and over again. She actually will ask for it two days in a row! Score!

Salsa chicken is super easy. Kind of embarrassing to call it cooking because it is effortless and takes no real kitchen skills. My kind of recipe! If you have been paying attention then you know I am all about easy. I hate recipes that have more than 5 ingredients or take longer than 10 minutes to prep. Who has time for that?!?! That is probably why I will never be a famous cook on T.V. I am way to impatient in the kitchen. 

But I guarantee salsa chicken will be a hit in your home too!

Let's roll...

                      Salsa Chicken

Ingredients:

~4-5 boneless skinless chicken breasts

~1 large can (or 3 small cans) of Cream of Chicken Soup. (I love mine soupy so I add more. Go with your gut)

~1 cup mild salsa (I usually eyeball this too and add more)

~1 packet mild taco season mix

~flour tortillas

~sour cream

FYI: You can really spice this recipe up by using medium or hot salsa and taco seasoning. We are not a spicy family so I stick with mild. But go nuts if you dare!

Start by placing the chicken breast in the bottom of your crock pot. Of course first wash them and remove excess fat. I kind of assume you know that but then again I am a novice in the kitchen and you may be too. So wash it then place it in the bottom of your crockpot.

Next sprinkle the taco seasoning over the chicken breast. It is not a good idea to sniff the taco seasoning mix. It will send you into a weird sneezing, coughing, gagging, dear God I'm gonna die fit. Not that I am warning you from experience or any thing....

Next, in a separate bowl dump the Cream of Chicken soup and salsa in together and mix it up. I always mess around with this amount. As I said, I like it soupy. Also, in this case size matters. Sometimes I am using thick fresh big chicken breasts that need more soup. Other times I am using cheap frozen thin breasts that only need a little bit of the mixture. I also will add a little more salsa depending on the type I am using. If I am using a thick and chunky salsa I add more. If I am using a thin normal salsa I add the recommended amount. You really can't go wrong with this recipe. I say always error on the side of more. 

Lastly, add your soup and salsa mix to the crock pot. You want it to cover the chicken plus a little more. This is why I buy the small cans. If you don't have enough then mix a little more soup and a little more salsa batch together and add it until your heart is happy with your results. Your concoction should look like the picture below.

                    Soupy salsa heaven

You want to cook this on high for 4 hours. Every few hours use to forks and start to pull your chicken apart. 

When it is finished really dig around in the crock pot and make sure you have no big chicken lumps. You want the chicken completely shredded. 

Serve on warm flour tortillas with a dollop of sour cream. Be prepared to die over it's greatness. There is something about all these favors together that are very addicting. Even after I am stuffed from inhaling this meal I still want more. 

And that is what is for dinner!

This is another recipe you can tailor to your families likes and dislikes. You could add shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, or whatever else you feel would taste good with this recipe. It also goes great with a side of Spanish rice. 

It is such a simple delicious meal that doesn't keep you in the kitchen for hours yet provides you with a hot meal to share with your family. What more can anyone ask for!