Introduction: Black Bean & Salsa Slow Cooker Chicken
First of all, this is my first instructable, so comments & criticisms welcome! Second, this recipe is not originally mine, I've modified it slightly to try some new things!
Original recipe:
http://chefmommy-brandao.blogspot.com/2011/03/salsa-chicken-slow-cooker.html
It might not look as pretty as the original recipe's did, but it tasted really good! That's mine in the picture above:
Step 1: Ingredients
It's a little blurred, but you need:
1 lb. of chicken (not shown - hopefully you know what chicken looks like! I think I actually ended up with about 1.5 lbs.)
1 can of Cream of Mushroom or Cream of Chicken Soup (I used chicken)
1 Cup of Salsa (Mine all came out really fast, and was about 1 1/2 cups, I just went with it!)
1 packet of Taco Seasoning (I used Chicken Taco Seasoning)
1 Cup of Sour Cream (Not pictured till later, because you don't need it till later!)
Optional
Cheddar Cheese
Beans
I decided to add black beans to mine, and I didn't take a before picture, but there was 1 cup of dry beans, I soaked them overnight in Chicken Broth (Couldn't find anything online saying you couldn't, everyone just uses water, so I thought HA, I'll try something different!!) They doubled in size after about 10 hours, I just soaked them overnight. It isn't the greatest comparison picture, but the beans on the left were before soaking, beans on the right are 10 hours later. So mine had 2 cups of black beans, too - to my wife's displeasure. :) (Only because she doesn't like beans....not because of their musical qualities!
Step 2: Plan Ahead...
Just put your chicken, cream of soup, beans if you're adding them too, and salsa in your crockpot. I assure you, there is chicken under there! Then sprinkle the taco seasoning on top. Now the recipe I was following didn't say to mix it, but mix it I did. I wanted everything to be together, from beginning to end!
Set it on low for 6 hours, and fugget about it!
I also wasn't thinking until after I added the last ingredient, if you have some of these crockpot liners, use them. They just make life easier!
Step 3: Nice Buns....
I also decided that even though I was serving this on rice, I wanted rolls too - don't judge, I'm a big guy!
These Rhodes Rolls are awesome, you just spray your pan and cover with saran wrap that's been sprayed too. Let it rise for 6 hours too - convenient, isn't it?!
And look how nicely they rise!
Step 4: Final Steps...
After the 6 hour mark, you can shred the chicken if you didn't cut it up before like I did, or if you want shredded chicken. Then you add your 1 cup of sour cream and mix - I also added some cheddar cheese to the top. I don't know if the cheese was really necessary, as we still put it on afterward, and scooping it out didn't really work.
Then just let it heat back up! I think mine went for another hour, maybe an hour and fifteen minutes.
Step 5: And Now Enjoy!
I didn't get a picture of the rice I used, its just a steam in the microwave wheat rice that takes about 4 minutes - mine must have went too long or something, because it shot out all over!
But it was still delicious! Hope you enjoy, I know I did!