Happy New Year Everyone!
My first official post of 2019 is a recipe that I think I have made 17 times in the past 2 months... no joke. This chili just doesn't get old. I love making it for meal prep because working from home with a 10 month old does not mean that I have to miss out on a great comfort food lunch. I can pop a bowl in the microwave and in a matter of minutes I have a hot lunch that keeps me on track with my low carb lifestyle. The best part is, when I am creating crock pot recipes I want throw everything in. I mean I need to have absolutely NO prep work at all.
Well this one is another no prep, easy, crockpot, low carb masterpiece!
Another thing I'd like to mention- this recipe is totally customizable- use mild salsa or use hot salsa for a spicy chili. Use black olives, use green olives- whatever you enjoy. I have made this so many different ways depending on what I have in my fridge and it's delicious every time.
#newyearsameme
Crockpot Mexican Chicken Chili- makes 6 servings
24 oz jar of salsa (to stay low carb make sure the salsa is less than 2 grams of net carbs per serving)
1/4 cup water
1 cup chicken stock
1 Tbsp taco seasoning
1 can green chiles (4 oz)
1 can olives (14.5oz or about 1 1/2 cups)- green or black, whole or sliced (whatever you like!)
1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 oz cream cheese, cut into cubes
Turn your crockpot onto high and add in the salsa, water, green chiles, olives and chicken stock, stir.
Then put the chicken in and sprinkle on the taco seasoning.
Cook on high for 6 hours.
After that, remove the chicken and shred it with 2 forks.
Before you add the chicken back in, add in your cream cheese and stir. Give it a minute for the cream cheese to start to melt and stir again. Then add in the shredded chicken and put the lid back on for another 10 minutes to warm everything through.
At this point you can serve the chili or you can put the crock pot on a warm setting until you're ready to serve!
I like to serve this in a bowl topped with sour cream, shredded cheddar, shredded lettuce and sliced green onion!
Enjoy!
