Southwest Slow Cooker Chicken

Recommended by Angelina Davis, EP, MS, manager of Cardiac Rehab at UHC

Courtesy of American Heart Association

Check out this great Simple Cooking with Heart, Southwestern slow cooker recipe that your family is sure to love!

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. oregano
• 1/4-1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional and variable depending on how spicy you like your chicken!)
• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenderloins (all visible fat discarded)
• 14.5 oz. canned, no-salt-added, diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 1-3 oz. canned green chiles
• 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, stir together chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, oregano and cayenne pepper (optional).
2. Place chicken in slow cooker and sprinkle half of seasoning mixture over chicken. Flip with a fork and sprinkle other half of seasoning mixture over chicken.
3. Pour tomatoes, chilies and chicken broth over the chicken in the slow cooker.
4. Cover and cook over low setting for 8-10 hours, or over high setting for 3-4 hours. Chicken make break apart easily with fork once cooked.

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