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Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken Tortilla Bowl.

Slow-cooked salsa verde chicken served over rice with tortilla chips, shredded lettuce, avocado and a cilantro-lime sauce.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • Crockpot
  • Dutch oven (optional)
  • Blender or Food Processor
  • Forks
  • Cutting Board
  • Bowl

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 2 poundsboneless chicken breasts or thighs
  • 1 tablespoontaco seasoning
  • 2 cupschunky red salsa
  • 2 cupssalsa verde
  • 1/4 cuphot sauce
  • 4 tablespoonssalted butter
  • salt and black pepper
  • rice and tortilla chips for serving
  • shredded lettuce avocado, limes, and green onions, for serving
  • 1/2 cupmayo
  • 1 big cupfresh cilantro
  • 1 clovegarlic
  • 2 tablespoonslime juice
  • 2 teaspoonhoney

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Place the chicken in the crockpot. Add 2 cups chunky red salsa, 2 cups salsa verde, 1/4 cup hot sauce, 1 tablespoon taco seasoning, and 4 tablespoons salted butter (add butter in pieces). Season with salt and black pepper and stir to combine.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or on HIGH for 2 hours. (Optional stovetop method: place the same mixture in a Dutch oven, bring to medium heat, cover, and cook 25–30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and shreds easily.)
  • Remove the lid. Using two forks, shred the chicken in the crockpot (or transfer to a cutting board to shred, then return the shredded chicken to the pot). Stir the shredded chicken into the sauce and taste; season with additional salt and black pepper if needed.
  • Make the cilantro-lime sauce: in a blender or food processor, add 1 big cup fresh cilantro, 1 clove garlic, and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Pulse until the cilantro and garlic are chopped.
  • Transfer the cilantro mixture to a bowl and stir in 1/2 cup mayo and 2 teaspoons honey until combined. Season the sauce with salt to taste.
  • Assemble bowls: place rice in each bowl, add a big handful of shredded lettuce, then spoon chicken over the rice. Add tortilla chips on the side. Top with avocado slices, chopped green onions, and a generous drizzle of the cilantro-lime sauce.
  • Serve with lime wedges and extra cilantro if desired. Enjoy.

Notes

2. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or on HIGH for 2 hours. (Optional stovetop method: place the same mixture in a Dutch oven, bring to medium heat, cover, and cook 25–30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and shreds easily.)