Three Simple Chicken Recipes for the Slow Cooker - Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean (2024)

I’m taking this week off to be with my family, so I’m thankful to have Sarah from Sidetracked Sarah (love that name!) guest posting today. She’s sharing three super-easy (just the kind I like!) chicken recipes for the crock pot.

Cook Dinner?

ugh….

Again? Time flies by and my family seems to be hungry all the time!

I have so much to do! I don’t have time to spend hours cooking in the kitchen each day. I can barely keep my house clean!

While I realize that I have to cook dinner almost every day, I’ve been aiming to spend less time in the kitchen so I can get some decluttering and organizing done in my house. One of the ways that I’m able to do that is by utilizing a great tool that I can’t imagine living life without. My slow cooker! You may call it a crock pot. Whatever you call it, it has got to be one of my favorite kitchen tools. I am a lover of delivering tasty foods the easy way.

When I’m really in a time crunch, I have 3 very easy chicken meals that I can throw into the slow cooker in minutes. They are:

• BBQ Chicken
• Italian Chicken
• Mexican Chicken

If you’re at all like me, you forget to defrost in time for supper. I buy frozen bags of boneless, skinless chicken breasts and throw the amount that I need into the slow cooker when it’s still hard as a rock. It turns out great every time. If you want it to be thawed out first, that’s totally fine. Do what you’re comfortable with.

Now, on to the recipes!

BBQ Chicken

Ingredients:

Boneless, skinless chicken breast (or other cut if you prefer)
One Bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce
1 onion, chopped (optional)

Directions: Chop onions. Put them in with chicken breast and top with Barbecue sauce. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8. If you’re cooking from frozen, add an additional hour.

Often, we will serve this with a side of peas and mashed potatoes. Sometimes, we’ll turn into BBQ chicken sandwiches. Just buy some hamburger buns and some chips and you’ll have a complete meal.

Italian Chicken

Ingredients:

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast (enough for your family)
1 Bottle of Italian Dressing

Directions: Put your chicken in the slow cooker and cover with Italian dressing. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8. If you’re cooking from frozen, add an additional hour.

I was skeptical of trying this one, but it turned out really good. Serve with a garden salad and your favorite side.

Mexican Chicken

Ingredients:

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast (enough for your family)
1 can of diced tomatoes and green chilies
1 packet of taco seasoning

Directions:

Mix diced tomatoes and green chilies with the taco seasoning until it’s blended well. Place chicken in the slow cooker and then cover with the tomatoes/green chilies mixture. Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours. If you’re cooking from frozen, you may want to add an extra hour.

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There are several ways that we have eaten this Mexican chicken recipe. We generally shred it with a fork, then put it in taco shells for chicken tacos. Sometimes we shred it and put it over chips and make a chicken taco salad out of it.

Be aware that all slow cookers cook differently. Sometimes the newer ones cook faster than the older ones.

What is your favorite time saving slow cooker recipe?

Sarah blogs at Sidetracked Sarah. She gets easily distracted and “sidetracked” by so many things. Being the mother of 6 children will do that to you. Being a lover of crafts and a collector of things will do that to you, too. She has several more “dump it in” type recipes in the Freezer to Slow Cooker section of her blog.

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