Slow Cooker One Pot Chicken Burrito Filling
A hearty, one-pot chicken burrito filling slow-cooked to perfection with beans, peppers, salsa, and southwestern spices. Perfect for tacos, bowls, or enchiladas.
Equipment
- 1 Slow cooker 5 quart or larger
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 cup sweet onion diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 15 oz pinto beans drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoon cilantro chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- 16 oz salsa
- 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts up to 2 lbs if needed
- 1.5 cups Minute rice uncooked; add at the end
- tortillas for serving
- cheese for serving
- sour cream for serving
- salsa additional, for serving
Instructions
Instructions
- Add the onion, bell pepper, pinto beans, cilantro, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and salsa to the slow cooker; mix well.
- Add the chicken breasts. DO NOT ADD THE RICE YET.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- When the cooking time is done, shred the chicken with 2 forks.
- Stir in the minute rice.
- Replace the lid and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes more.
- Serve on tortillas with desired toppings like cheese, sour cream, and salsa.
Notes
Switching your slow cooker to warm may require additional time to cook the rice. You can substitute taco seasoning for the individual spices, and chicken thighs also work well in place of breasts.