Description
This Crock Pot Green Chile Chicken is a creamy, flavorful slow-cooked dish featuring tender shredded chicken cooked with green chiles, cream of chicken soup, and spices, then finished with cheddar cheese and sour cream. 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 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1½ cups sour cream
Instructions
- Add Chicken: Place the chicken breasts at the bottom of a 6-quart crock pot to form the base layer.
- Prepare Sauce: In a bowl, combine the cream of chicken soup, chopped green chiles, black pepper, garlic powder, salt, and ground cumin. Mix until well blended to ensure even seasoning.
- Cook Chicken: Pour the sauce mixture evenly over the chicken in the crock pot. Cook on high for 3 hours and 30 minutes or on low for 5 hours until the chicken is tender.
- Shred Chicken: Remove the chicken breasts from the crock pot and shred them using two forks while still warm to help absorb the sauce better.
- Combine and Melt Cheese: Return the shredded chicken to the crock pot. Add the shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream. Stir gently to coat the chicken in the creamy mixture.
- Final Cooking: Continue cooking the mixture for 30 minutes on low until the cheese is melted and the dish is heated through.
- Serve: Serve the creamy green chile chicken over rice, burrito bowls, or use it as a filling for tacos, enchiladas, and burritos.
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: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg
