Mexican Crock Pot Chicken

Submitted by ladypit

"I created this to use what I had on hand. My husband loved it and thought the reheated leftovers were just as good as the first night. You can serve this over rice, with tortillas, or with taco chips."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 1 onion, sliced
• 1⁄4 cup chopped seeded jalapeno
• 3 tomatillos
• 5 chicken thighs
• 1 jar of your favorite salsa

directions

1. Put the sliced onion in the bottom of your crock pot.
2. Add the chopped peppers.
3. Remove the papery outer layer from the tomatillos and chop them coarsely.
4. Put them on top of onions and peppers.
5. Place the chicken thighs on top of the veggies.
6. Pour most of a jar of salsa on top of the chicken.
7. (You want a decent layer of salsa on top of the chicken.) Put the top on the crockpot and cook on high for 5-7 hours (or low for 10-12).

Reviews

[rmax304823]

Pretty good. Not as hot as it looks on paper. It can be made on top of the stove too. Remove chicken skin for less oil.

 

[PacemakerGuy]

I thought this dish had pretty good flavor, especially for the two minutes of prep time. I used boneless skinless chicken thighs, and found that 10 hours was way too long to cook. 6-7 would be plenty, as the chicken lost most of its texture after ten hours.

 

[texasgal]

Very good! The only change I made was to salt the chicken. I used a mild salsa because I wasn't sure how hot the jalapenos would make it, but it was actually pretty mild. We served it over rice and added Cholula hot sauce all over. Next time I think I'll add the Cholula during the cooking. Thanks!

 

[Azdaizey]

This dish was superb!! I couldn't belive how good it tasted. I expected it to be good but it was 10x better than good, we just devoured it. The chicken fell right off the bone and was so tender with a good kick of spice. A++++ I will make again and tell everyone to try it!!!! Thanks!

 

[Pagan]

i found that by cutting the chicken off the bone, adding some zuccini to the onion, and using 1/2 jalapenos and 1/2 banana peppers that this is a very fine recipe which took half the time to cook [with the meat off the bone]. i served it over my Wife's Spanish Rice with Tostito's brand yellow tortilla chips. it was a big hit here at our house.