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Salsa verde chicken recipe.

Salsa Verde Chicken

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  • Author: Erin Jensen
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
  • Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Slow Cooker, Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired

Description

Our Salsa Verde Chicken recipe is a quick and delicious meal that is so easy to meal prep! Perfect for making into rice bowls, tacos, or enchiladas!


Ingredients

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  • 12 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (sub avocado oil)
  • 2 tablespoons shallots, minced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • kosher salt and ground black pepper
  • 4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1416oz salsa verde (homemade or store-bought)
  • optional garnish: fresh cilantro and lime juice

Instructions

Slow Cooker:

  1. Sauté: Bring a cast iron skillet to medium-high heat and add oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add shallots and garlic. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and stir, while allowing them to cook, about 2 minutes.
  2. Slow Cooker: Scrape shallots and garlic into crock pot. Add chicken breasts and pour salsa verde on top. Cook on High for 3-4 hours or on Low for 6-8 hours.
  3. Shred + Serve: Remove chicken and shred with forks. Return to slow cooker, toss and serve.

Instant Pot:

  1. Sauté: Set to Sauté Function. Once hot, add oil and allow to coat the bottom of the pot. Add shallots and garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir and allow to cook, about 1-2 minutes.
  2. Chicken + Salsa: Turn off Sauté Function. Add chicken and then pour the salsa verde over top. Move the chicken around, so each piece is fully coated.
  3. Cook: Seal the lid on top and then cook on High Pressure for 20 minutes. Naturally release pressure for 10 minutes and then carefully manually release.
  4. Shred + Serve: Remove chicken from the Instant Pot and set onto a plate or cutting board. Use forks to shred the chicken and then return it to the pot. Mix the shredded chicken back into the salsa verde mixture. Serve immediately or store in refrigerator in airtight container for 3-5 days.

Notes

  • Instant Pot: Always follow your Instant Pot directions for use.
  • Serving Suggestions: make a salsa verde chicken rice bowl (or use cauliflower rice with avocado, limes, fresh cilantro and dairy free sour cream). You can make salsa verde chicken tacos or use the chicken to make salsa verde enchiladas!
  • For Whole30/Paleo: just double check the ingredients on store-bought salsa verde. Or make our homemade roasted salsa verde!  
  • Nutrition Facts: the provided estimated nutrition facts does NOT include serving sides such as rice, cauliflower rice, sour cream, etc. 

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/2 shredded chicken breast
  • Calories: 55
  • Sugar: 1.9 g
  • Sodium: 599.5 mg
  • Fat: 2.6 g
  • Carbohydrates: 3.9 g
  • Protein: 3.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 10.3 mg