Salsa Chicken

Today wasn't all that exciting of a day, so really nothing much to post about.  It started with church and ended with John working late at the library while I watched a couple of movies with Johnny on Netflix Instant Queue (I love this!).  We watched  An American Tail: Fievel Goes West and Matilda.  Johnny was definitely enthralled with the first movie and the second movie he watched chunks of it while he played with toys.  Bonus: mommy enjoyed movies she loved from her childhood! 

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For dinner we had Salsa Chicken in the slow cooker.  This is one of our regular slow cooker meals because it is so darn easy to make, provides enough for multiple meals, and is so versatile for several different meal ideas.  

Salsa Chicken

chicken breasts - enough to feed your family (we usually do 2 & it is enough for two dinners)

salsa - enough to cover the chicken

1/2 - 1 packet of taco seasoning; depending on # of chicken breasts (I suggest low-sodium, or you can make your own taco seasoning really really easily from spices in your kitchen)

1) Place chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker (5 quart is preferable) so they are laying side by side and not on top of each other - we usually defrost the chicken first, but I'm sure you could leave it frozen and it would turn out just fine.

2) Sprinkle taco seasoning over the tops of the chicken breasts (we use 1/2 packet for 2 breasts, so use a whole packet if you do more)

3) Cover  the chicken breasts with enough salsa to cover the tops (not very much)

4) Cover the slow cooker and cook on HIGH 2-3 hrs or LOW 5-6 hrs.  (The longer it cooks, the easier to shred; don't worry about cooking it too long)

5) After chicken is done cooking, remove chicken with as much of the salsa on top as possible.

6)  Shred the chicken with 2 forks, incorporating salsa into mixture.

7) Enjoy! 

We use this shredded chicken for tacos (like tonight - just buy the little corn tortillas and fry them in a little bit of olive oil to make them into a shell), nachos, enchiladas, burritos, quesadillas, wraps, or pretty much any other recipe that you can use shredded chicken with a little bit of flavor.  Super easy to make and we love it - my favorite part is that I only need 3 ingredients and can cook once in the slow cooker and use the meat for 2 separate easy dinners.  This shredded chicken does very well in a container in the refrigerator for a week.  If you try this recipe out, let me know how your family enjoyed it! :)  

Also, one last note:  I did not come up with this recipe on my own - it was posted on CafeMom and I got the recipe like a year or so ago.  I have no idea who the person was that posted this recipe, but if they happen to stumble upon my blog and want to claim it, feel free to give a shout out in the comments. :)