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Tex-Mex Slow Cooker Chicken

A Top 25 Dinner Recipe

Tex-Mex Slow Cooker Chicken was a dinner recipe selection in the Cozi Family Dinner Club, where we share family dinner recipes and then talk about how they went. Join the Dinner Club to get dinner ideas delivered to your inbox and free tools to plan them.

From the author:

"This is the easiest chicken recipe I have! My kids love the chicken tacos we make with this. Leftovers are good heated or cold. I have even frozen half the recipe for use a couple week later."

submitted by Kim Holland

Make this delicious Tex-Mex chicken to serve with hard taco shells or tortillas and your favorite toppings like cheese, sour cream, salsa and olives.

Prep time: 10 min Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 packets taco seasoning
  • 1 can (8 oz) green chilies
  • 1 can (15 oz) fire-roasted diced tomatoes, not drained
  • 1 can (15 oz) mexicorn or canned corn, drained
  • 1 can (15 oz) black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (15 oz) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (15 oz) red beans, rinsed and drained

Preparation

  1. Layer ingredients in a crock pot in the order given. Empty one packet of taco seasoning directly onto the chicken and add the second packet after all the remaining ingredients have been added.
  2. Cook on low 6-8 hours.
  3. Stir, shredding chicken as you mix ingredients.

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