It’s a little embarrassing how easy this is. And your family will think you’ve gone all out for them. Delicious!
How to make Chicken Santa Fe:
You don’t have to be any kind of experienced cook at all to make this Easy Chicken Santa Fe. All ingredients are literally just dumped into your slow cooker. No special kitchen skills needed! All you have to do is put black beans, corn, salsa and chicken into your slow cooker insert and let it cook for three hours. After three hours of cooking, the chicken will be pull-apart tender, and you will remove it, cut it up and return it to the slow cooker with a package of cream cheese. The cream cheese will melt into all of the other ingredients in the slow cooker, and then it’ll be ready to serve!
The video shows the cream cheese being dumped into the slow cooker (please cut it into chunks before adding it to the slow cooker). It will melt into the hot slow cooker chicken mixture much more quickly if it’s cut into pieces first!
Easy Santa Fe Chicken is family friendly, and everyone always loves it.
This is such a simple dinner recipe, and it’s one of those kinds of recipes that will save you on busy weeknights! Family seems to love this one as you can customize how you’d like to eat it. We enjoy Chicken Santa Fe served over hot steamed rice, and then everyone adds their own desired toppings. I suggest a little lettuce, tomato, and cheese.. Avocado lovers can add avocado too. It also makes for a great taco filling! Hint: Leftover turkey is fabulous in this dish too. Just substitute cooked turkey for chicken, and cook on the stove instead of the slow cooker until everything is heated up. Below is an OLD photo of Easy Santa Fe Chicken… back in the days when I didn’t know how to take pictures 🙂
Here are a few more slow cooker recipes you might enjoy:
Taco Soup Slow Cooker Pork Barbecue Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken Slow Cooker Chicken Parmigiana Meatloaf Lightened Up Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese Carnitas Black Forest Pot Roast
