Skip to Content

Crockpot Fiesta Chicken

Crockpot Fiesta Chicken – a deliciously easy Mexican flavored chicken dish with just a handful of ingredients you probably have in your pantry already! Great for salads, tacos, burritos and more!

Life is just busy, so it is so nice to have recipes that you can turn to that require so little effort, even the kids could make it for you! This is one of those recipes you just dump everything into the slow cooker, turn it on, come back and it is done.

The chicken is creamy, full of flavor, has a tiny bit of a kick, and is great to be used over Cilantro Lime Rice, or as a filling for tacos, burritos, quesadillas and more.

white bowl of rice topped with fiesta chicken

 

What You’ll Need

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post for the FULL PRINTABLE recipe card.

  • Chicken Breasts – you can use thighs if you want, but I find that they don’t shred up as well, so breasts just work better
  • Taco Seasoning
  • Black Beans – I like to drain and rinse my canned beans
  • Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles (Rotel Tomatoes)
  • Green Chiles
  • Frozen Corn
  • Cream Cheese
  • Limes

Out of taco seasoning or want a homemade version? I love this Homemade Taco Seasoning because you can adjust the heat and salt level for what your liking is.

fiesta chicken ingredients in a crock pot ready to cook

How To Make Crockpot Fiesta Chicken

  1. Pour the beans, tomatoes, green chiles and corn into the bottom of your crock pot.
  2. Arrange the chicken over the top and sprinkle with the taco seasoning.
  3. Break the cream cheese into a couple of pieces and place over the top.
  4. Put on the lid and cook on low for 4 hours.
  5. Remove the chicken from the crockpot and use forks to shred into pieces.
  6. Stir the chicken back into the sauce until everything is combined and the cream cheese is completely melted.
  7. Add just a little lime juice to brighten the flavor and serve.
creamy fiesta chicken in the crockpot

Is This Spicy? Can I Make It Mild?

The nice thing about making this for yourself, is you can make it however spicy or mild you like. They sell Rotel tomatoes in mild, medium, and hot varieties these days. So pick whatever heat level you like. And if you really don’t like heat skip the green chiles. They don’t add a lot of heat, but they do at a little.

If you really like things spicy, make sure to pick the hot variety of tomatoes, and you could even add a little ground cayenne pepper as well when you add the taco seasoning.

looking down on a bowl of fiesta chicken and rice

How To Serve Fiesta Chicken

This is a super versatile recipe that you really can use a bunch of different ways.

Can I Make This Low Fat

Yes, you can definitely use low fat cream cheese in this recipe. That is the only thing that really has any added fat. You could even just leave out the cream cheese and have it be a little more “salsa” chicken than creamy.

close up fiesta chicken for pinterest

More Delicious Crockpot Recipes

Yield: 6

Crockpot Fiesta Chicken

close up fiesta chicken and rice in a bowl

Crockpot Fiesta Chicken - a deliciously easy Mexican flavored chicken dish with just a handful of ingredients you probably have in your pantry already! Great for salads, tacos, burritos and more!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pound chicken breasts
  • 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chiles
  • 1 (4 0z) can diced green chiles
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels
  • 6 oz cream cheese
  • 2 limes

Instructions

  1. Pour the beans, diced tomatoes, green chiles and corn into the bottom of your crock pot.
  2. Arrange the chicken over the top and sprinkle with the taco seasoning.
  3. Break the cream cheese into a couple of pieces and place over the top.
  4. Put on the lid and cook on low for 4 hours, or until the chicken is cooked.
  5. Remove the chicken from the crockpot and use forks to shred into pieces.
  6. Stir the chicken back into the sauce until everything is combined and the cream cheese is completely melted.
  7. Add just a little lime juice to brighten the flavor and serve.

Recommended Products

As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 440Total Fat 16gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 157mgSodium 682mgCarbohydrates 21gFiber 4gSugar 3gProtein 53g

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on dinnersdishesanddesserts.com should only be used as a general guideline.

Did you make this recipe?

Please leave a comment on the blog or share a picture on social media!

I created a fun group on Facebook,and I would love for you to join us! It’s a place where you can
share YOUR favorite recipes, ask questions, and see what’s new at Dinners, Dishes and Desserts (so that you never miss a new recipe)!

Be sure to follow me on Instagram and
tag #dinnersdishes so I can see all the wonderful DINNERS, DISHES, AND DESSERTS
recipes YOU make!

Be sure to follow me on my social media, so you
never miss a post!

Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram 

Did you know there is a Dinners,
Dishes, and Desserts SHOP
? Lots of different E-Books for sale. Or you can buy me a
coffee
to say thanks!

.

Erin S
Follow me
Latest posts by Erin S (see all)

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Catalina

Wednesday 4th of January 2023

I am always looking for new crockpot recipes. I am sure that my family will love this chicken dish!

Beth

Tuesday 3rd of January 2023

Fiesta is the perfect name for this recipe because it's a party in your mouth! I cannot wait to make this. Yummo!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Skip to Recipe