Slow Cooker Chicken Chili Verde

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Ingredients

  • For the salsa verde, if making homemade:
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast, chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 1/2 cups cooked black beans (rinsed and drained before cooking) or canned black beans
  • 2 cups salsa verde, homemade* (recipe follows) or store-bought
  • 2 cups chicken stock, homemade or store-bought
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 2 bell peppers (red, yellow, or green), stemmed, seeded, and chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
  • 2 avocados, peeled, pitted and chopped
  • 2 pounds tomatillos, husks peeled off and coarsely chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
  • 2 whole cloves garlic, peeled
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the chicken, salsa, stock, cumin, oregano, bell pepper, and salsa verde in the slow cooker and stir. Cook for 6 to 7 hours on low heat, or 3 to 4 hours on high heat. Add avocado pieces to serve. This Chicken Chili Verde can be topped with a dollop of nonfat sour cream or nonfat Greek-style yogurt.