Slow Cooker Chicken and Salsa

by

Description

Easy recipe! Chicken comes out moist and sweet. Slice breast to serve as main course or shred and use in tacos. Very versatile. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1 sweet onion, sliced and separated into rings
  • 1 (5 pound) whole chicken
  • 1 (20 ounce) jar salsa

Instructions

  1. Spread onion rings into the bottom of a slow cooker crock. Place chicken onto onion layer with breast-side facing down. Pour salsa over the chicken.
  2. Cook on High until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear
  3. about 5 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  4. Remove the chicken from slow cooker
  5. cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil
  6. and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before cutting.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 5 hrs

Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 6

Leave a Comment