Skinny & Delicious Southwestern Slow Cooker Chicken

Are you looking for easy healthy chicken recipes for the slow cooker? Here’s one for your files. I made this Southwestern chicken with corn, black beans and salsa dish earlier this week for dinner and everyone loved it.

I loved how easy it was to prepare.

Slim, healthy & delicious southwestern slow cooker chicken

Slim & Delicious Southwestern Slow Cooker Chicken

This light and healthy recipe jumped out at me, from the first few pages of one of my most recent cookbook finds – Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly: 600 Healthy Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker, as I was scanning for a quick and easy way to use the package of chicken breasts sitting in the fridge.

With just 6 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time, it’s a great quick and easy dinner solution for busy days. I adapted the recipe slightly, adding some Pampered Chef Southwest Seasoning Mix to the chicken before adding it to the pot. (I think its’ really important to season your meat or chicken – even if it’s just with a little salt and pepper – before cooking it – especially in the slow cooker.)

This is great served with rice and a simple tossed green salad.

Skinny & Delicious Southwestern Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe

Recipe type: Main, Slow Cooker

Author: Martha

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 3 hours

Total time: 3 hours 10 mins

Serves: 6

A simple, healthy and delicious chicken recipe for the slow cooker with just 6 ingredients

Ingredients

2 cans (15.5 ounces) corn, drained
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 jar (16 ounces) chunky salsa, divided
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (4 to 5 ounces each)
Southwest seasoning blend (optional)
1 cup low-fat shredded Mexican cheese blend

Instructions

Combine the corn, black beans and 1/2 cup salsa in a 5 to 6-quart slow cooker.
Season the chicken with Southwest seasoning blend or salt and pepper to taste.
Add chicken to the slow cooker.
Top with the remaining salsa.
Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours.
Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and cook 5 minutes more or until cheese melts.

Nutrition & Cooking Notes

Nutritional Estimates Per Serving (1 chicken breast and 1/6 of corn and black bean mixture): 370 calories, 6 g fat, 43 g carbs, 7 g fiber, 39 g protein and 9 WW PointsPlus Value.

This makes a generous serving. To shave a couple of WW points, eat a smaller portion, which is what I did.

To prevent your chicken from drying out, you’ll want to check for doneness. Many of today’s slow cookers are much hotter than they used to be. My chicken was done in about 3.5 hours on low!

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