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.
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, 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
- Chicken – Boneless skinless chicken breasts, these shred up the best.
- 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
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.
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.
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
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Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken
Equipment Needed:
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:
Recipe Notes:
- 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
- Leave out the cream cheese.
- Serve with fat-free or low-fat sour cream.
- Serve with low-fat tortillas or on a salad.
- On tortillas
- Make a burrito bowl by serving over white rice and top with cheese
- In warmed crunchy taco shells
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
how much is a serving? a cup? half cup?
1/8 of the recipe, I do not measure. I apologize.
So good that the Leftovers were excellent in taquitos !
Great idea!
If I am using frozen chicken do I need to cook it longer?
For sure. Though I highly using thawed for food safety
I’m making right now and I’m thinking of add smoked paprika to give it a bit of smokey flavor. I also used chicken breast I had marinated in fresh thyme, olive oil, lemon juice, fresh garlic and parmesan cheese for 4 days. I’m also adding fresh parsley in the last 20 minutes before cooking since I don’t have any cilantro. If you get back to me with your thoughts on the paprika with an hour that would be great. If not I’ll leave it out to not ruin the flavor. Smells great so far.
Why would you add cheese to a marinade?
can i use rotisserie chicken thats already been cooked
You can, but you can cut the time in half.