Salsa Verde Chicken Recipe
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
- 1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil sub avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons shallots minced
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts approx. 2.25 pounds
- 14-16 ounces salsa verde homemade salsa verde or store-bought
Serving Suggestions:
- cooked rice or tortillas
- red onion diced
- avocado cubed
- sour cream
- fresh cilantro chopped
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Sauté: Bring a cast iron skillet to medium-high heat and add 1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add 2 tablespoons shallots and 1 tablespoon garlic. Sprinkle with kosher salt and ground black pepper and stir, while allowing them to cook, about 2 minutes.
- Slow Cooker: Scrape shallots and garlic into crock pot. Add 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts and pour 14-16 ounces salsa verde on top. Cover and cook on High for 3-4 hours or on Low for 6-8 hours.
- Shred + Serve: Remove chicken and shred with forks. Return to slow cooker, toss and serve any way you want.
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Notes
- Instant Pot: 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. Turn off Sauté Function. Add chicken and then pour the salsa verde over top. Move the chicken around, so each piece is fully coated. Seal the lid on top and then cook on High Pressure for 20 minutes. Naturally release pressure for 10 minutes and then manually release. Shred, toss the chicken back in the pot with the sauce and enjoy!
- Serving Suggestions: make a salsa verde chicken rice bowl, tacos or use the chicken to make salsa verde chicken enchiladas!
- Whole30/Paleo: just 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 suggestions ingredients (i.e. sour cream, tortillas, rice, etc).
Nutrition
Calories: 106kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 423mg | Potassium: 322mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 327IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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