Salsa Verde Chicken
Spice family dinner up with this easy instant pot/ crockpot recipe!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 171kcal
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- ½ medium onion chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 1 cup tomatillo salsa salsa verde
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- In instant pot combine everything except sour cream in pot.
- Shred chicken and add sour cream, stirirng until combined.
- Cook on poultry setting, or high for 24-26 minutes. allow to natural release.
Crock Pot Instructions
- Combine everything except sour cream in crockpot.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- When done shred chicken and add sour cream.
- Serve warm in burritos with grilled corn and rice, in taquitos, or quesadillas. I love it over a salad. This is a hard recipe to mess up. Feel free to add more or less of your favorite flavors. I tend to be heavy on the lemon and cumin because I just can't get enough of them!
Notes
PRESSURE COOKER: If salsa is really thick thin down with ½ cup of water to ensure there is enough liquid in pot for pressure.
Nutrition
Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 341mg | Potassium: 458mg | Vitamin A: 155IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 0.6mg