So here is another meal for my friends who don't like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen and is still really good! I realize it's not a looker but the taste makes up for it. I literally timed myself and I had the whole meal ready to go in three minutes...and I was taking my time. You can even throw in the chicken frozen. There are only five ingredients: chicken, corn, black beans, salsa, and cream cheese. I served this with leftover Cilantro Lime Rice but it's great rolled up in a tortilla too.
Great. I guess my clean up wasn't good enough and we were already too far on our way to turn back. Nothing like having people wonder why they are craving Mexican food while sitting next to you in church. Awesome.
Fiesta Chicken
found on RecipeZaar
4 chicken breasts, frozen or thawed
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained1 (15 ounce) jar of your favorite salsa
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
Take 4 frozen, yes, frozen (or thawed), boneless chicken breasts put into crock pot. Add 1 can of black beans, drained, 1 jar of salsa, 1 can of corn drained. Keep in crock pot on low for about 4-5 hours or until chicken is cooked. Once it is cooked, take it out and shred it. Return shredded chicken to the crockpot.
Add 1 package of cream cheese (just throw it on top!) and let sit for about 1/2 hour. It may look at little strange at this point. Don't worry. Stir in the cream cheese.
Serve over rice or in warm flour tortillas.


















This sounds so easy and delicious! Can't wait to make it :)
this looks so yummy... and i love the story.
i can just picture JD saying something like that... of course making me feel really self conscious the entire 3 hours of church! nice husbands... nice!
Mexican restaurants may have been crowded after church that Sunday! :) The recipe sounds yummy!!
I'm a big fan of crockpot meals lately....I think we'll try this one for dinner tonight!!
Thank you, thank you for all of your yummy recipes. I LOVE your blog and come here often to find something yummy for dinner. Your food is always so pretty and your photography looks great. Keep you the good work!! Again, thanks for sharing your delicious meals, they are AMAZING!!
Thanks Christy for the dish. I made it tonight and actually didn't ruin it. So easy someone who has actually screwed up frozen pizza (I put it in the oven upside down) could get this recipe right! My husband thanks you.
That totally made me laugh! Too funny! Thanks for the great recipe, I'll be trying it soon!
We loved this over your Cafe Rio Cilantro Lime Rice.
Tried this with the Cilantro Lime Rice. Cafe Rio's was always too Lime-y so I was able to tame it down. The Fiesta Chicken was great warmed up over a salad the next day!
Thanks for this recipe! It was delicious!!!
I posted this on my blog:
http://ashleyscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/09/crockpot-fiesta-chicken.html
Hello Christi,
If I want to double up on this recipe, how much longer shall I cook the chicken?
Please advise. Thanks!
@Anonymous,
I actually think you could keep the cooking time the same if you double up. The crockpot usually takes care of making sure everything cooks evenly.
Thanks,
Christy
Would this be a good filling for enchiladas? Wrapped up with enchilada sauce over the top?
@Anonymous,
I've never tried enchiladas but I would imagine they would be good. We often wrap them up in a tortilla as a burrito!
Love this tasty dish but was wondering would it maybe work for pork as well?
I think this would work with pork but might take a little longer to cook!
Christy, made this for dinner tonight and LOVED it! Thanks for the yummy recipe. My meal plans are set for the rest of the month and they are all recipes I've wanted to try out from your site!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this recipe! It is so easy and so delicious. Huge hit with my whole family of 7.
Hey ladies may I use chicken thighs instead of breasts?!
@amandachap,
I don't see why you couldn't use thighs. Sounds yummy!