Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken


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Add a few tortillas to this Fiesta Chicken meal for a wonderfully easy and filling dinner, or make it into burrito bowls.

If you love a creamy chicken meal like this one, try my Slow Cooker Artichoke Mushroom Chicken, Creamy Chicken Spaghetti, Jalapeno Popper Chicken, or Queso Chicken recipes.

Shredded fiesta chicken with corn and black beans
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You will love this meal! We have had this once a week since I first tried it, and I have to share the recipe with you. Forget making salsa chicken, or slow cooker chicken tacos and try this amped-up recipe!

If you have tried “crack chicken,” then this is a meal you will love. It’s like a Mexican version of crack chicken.

Recipe Ingredients

cream cheese, corn, black beans, rotel, spicy ranch and chicken breasts in front of a slow cooker
  • Chicken – Boneless skinless chicken breasts, these shred up the best. We also make street corn chicken with chicken breasts!
  • Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning Mix – Spicy or Fiesta
  • Rotel – This is similar to salsa, but is in the canned section of the store.
  • Black Beans
  • Corn – One can of whole kernel corn, you can use fire-roasted if desired.
  • Cream Cheese – This is what makes the dish creamy, add this at the beginning of the cooking time so it has time to melt.
  • Onion – One white onion will flavor the dish nicely.

Step-by-Step Directions

chicken breasts: plain, with spicy ranch, and with onion, black beans, corn and cube of cream cheese

Step One – Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker.

Step Two – Sprinkle over the ranch seasoning mix.

Step Three – Pour over the drained corn and beans. Add the diced white onion and cream cheese. Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 6-8.

cooked fiesta chicken before shredding.

Step Four – Shred the chicken with two forks right in the slow cooker. Stir the cream cheese into the chicken and other ingredients.

How can I make this lower in fat?

  • Leave out the cream cheese.
  • Serve with fat-free or low-fat sour cream.
  • Serve with low-fat tortillas or on a salad.
done cooking fiesta chicken with spoon in it.

Can I make this less spicy?

  • Rotel tomatoes tend to be spicy. Use mild Rotel if you can find it.
  • Use a 16 oz. jar of mild salsa instead of Roel
  • Or use a can of diced tomatoes
  • Use a regular ranch mix instead of spicy or fiesta

How should I serve Fiesta Chicken?

  • On tortillas with white rice: top with cheese
  • Serve as a burrito bowl; add the creamy mixture on top of rice and add cheese and onions
  • In warmed crunchy taco shells topped with cheese
tortilla with fiesta chicken on it.

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shredded chicken with corn and beans in slow cooker

Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken

4.89 from 27 votes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 8
Fiesta chicken made in the slow cooker is an easy way to make burritos!

Ingredients  

  • 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 oz. packet spicy or fiesta Hidden Valley Ranch Mix, (can be labeled dressing or dip)
  • 15 oz. can black beans, drained
  • 15.25 oz. can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 10 oz. can Rotel® tomatoes, (DO NOT DRAIN)
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 small sweet yellow onion, diced

Instructions 

  • Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker.
  • Sprinkle over the ranch packet.
  • Add the drained corn, drained beans, Rotel tomatoes, onion, and place the cream cheese block on top.
  • Place the lid onto the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.
  • Shred the chicken with two forks right in the slow cooker.
  • Stir the cream cheese into the chicken and other ingredients.
  • Serve and enjoy!

How to Video

Sarah’s Notes

How can I make this less spicy?
  • Rotel tomatoes tend to be spicy. Use mild Rotel if you can find it.
  • Use a 16 oz. jar of mild salsa instead of Roel
  • Or use a can of diced tomatoes
  • Use a regular ranch mix instead of spicy or fiesta
How can I make this lower in fat?
  • Leave out the cream cheese.
  • Serve with fat-free or low-fat sour cream.
  • Serve with low-fat tortillas or on a salad.
What are ways to serve fiesta chicken?
  • On tortillas
  • Make a burrito bowl by serving over white rice and top with cheese
  • In warmed crunchy taco shells

Nutrition

Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 700mg | Potassium: 856mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 598IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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  1. Kathy says:

    5 stars
    Love this easy dish