Slow Cooker Creamy Salsa Chicken

Yield – 4 servings

Preparation Time – 10 minutes

Cooking Time – 8 hours

Ingredients

• 4 small boneless chicken breasts
• 1 cup red salsa
• 10 oz can cream of chicken
• 1 Tbsp taco seasoning (use this recipe to make your own taco seasoning!)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Cilantro, garnish
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, as garnish
• 1 cup rice, as side dish
• Salad or fresh veggies, as side dish

Directions

• Place the chicken breasts in the base of the slow cooker and pour the red salsa and cream of chicken soup over and around the chicken. Season with taco seasoning. (Note: Do not add the sour cream before slow cooking or freezing.)
• Set on low and cook for 8 hours. With 30 minutes, left in the cooking cycle, stir in the sour cream and let finish cooking. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook the rice as directed.
• Prepare the salad or fresh veggies.
• Serve Slow Cooker Creamy Salsa Chicken with cilantro and shredded cheese garnish over rice with salad or veggies.

To Freeze & Thaw: add all ingredients in the first step to a freezer safe bag.  Remove as much air as possible, seal and label.  Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to the slow cooker and cooking on low for 8 hours. Stir in the sour cream at the end of the cooking cycle as directed above.