Easy Slow Cooker Santa Fe Chicken

Get a taste of the American southwest from your slow cooker with this recipe featuring chicken, diced tomatoes with green chiles, corn, and cilantro.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 hr
• Total Time: 10 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 178 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) bag frozen corn

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Continue cooking on Low for 30 minutes more.

Step 2

Combine black beans, chicken broth, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, corn, cilantro, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt in the crock pot. Season chicken breast with salt and lay atop the beans mixture.

Step 3

Cook on Low for 9 1/2 hours.

Step 4

Remove chicken from slow cooker to a cutting board; shred into strands, return to the slow cooker, and stir into the beans mixture.