Has anyone tried the crockpot chicken breasts with salsa recipe I see posted

[punkin]

on this board all the time? Every time I've tried to cook chicken breasts in the crockpot, they came out very dry. How do these come out and what's the secret to keeping the breasts moist and tasty after 8 hours of cooking?

 

[powellrj]

The only way I have ever been able to cook chicken breast in the crock-pot is to use an older crock-pot. When I cook them in a newer one it cooks them too hot and they turn out dry.

 

[punkin]

The only way I have ever been able to cook chicken breast in the crock-pot is to use an older crock-pot. When I cook them in a newer one it cooks them too hot and they turn out dry.

That's not good.

My oldest crockpot is only 6 years old. I am pretty sure you mean older than that since this one dries out chicken every time.

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

I don't know what recipe is floating around here, but a couple of weeks ago, I put 3 frozen chicken breasts in my Crock-Pot with a 16 oz jar of salsa and some taco seasoning mix. I cooked it on low all day and it was very juicy and good.

 

[punkin]

I don't know what recipe is floating around here, but a couple of weeks ago, I put 3 frozen chicken breasts in my Crock-Pot with a 16 oz jar of salsa and some taco seasoning mix. I cooked it on low all day and it was very juicy and good.

What I remember was 4 chicken breasts; jar of salsa; can of beans; can of corn (add at the end to warm up). Cook all day on low.

 

[sksjasams]

I made this two weeks ago, and make it every couple months. I do put some salsa on the bottom and then layer the chicken breasts with salsa. I use a lot of salsa - cheap brand is fine. I use frozen chicken breasts.

With my old crockpot it could cook all day on low(more than 9 hours) and be fine. With my new one, we take it out after about 6-7 hours on low.

Now one thing I have heard, is that if the crockpot is not at least 3/4 full, that food will cook too quickly. That could be part of my issue, as my new crockpot is bigger than my old one, and even with 9 small chicken breasts it is not half way full.

 

[jmunutt]

I use frozen chicken breasts, jar of salsa, taco seasoning, black beans and corn in the crock pot on low for 6 hours. I add a block of cream cheese the last 30 minutes. I then shred the chicken and serve it over brown rice. The chicken is moist and I serve this almost every other week. Leftovers reheat nicely too.

 

[punkin]

Maybe the trick is to start the chicken off frozen.

 

[ekatiel]

What I remember was 4 chicken breasts; jar of salsa; can of beans; can of corn (add at the end to warm up). Cook all day on low.

I think the one you're talking about is:

4 chicken breasts
jar of salsa
can of black beans, drained
can of corn, drained
8oz. block of cream cheese (add one hour before serving)

Cook first four ingredients all day on low, but one hour before serving, place a block of softened cream cheese on top. The cream cheese will melt. Serve the mixture over rice. It will be delicious. We eat this all the time (I think I may even be the first one to post this here on the Dis-- does that make me famous ?!). --Katie

 

[punkin]

No. No cream cheese. Nothing fattening. The one I remember seemed really low fat to me.

But even with the cream cheese, does the actual chicken meat come out moist or is it dry?

 

[jodifla]

I've found starting off with frozen chicken breasts is the key to keeping them moist in the crockpot.

 

[Priorityonecb]

I made it last week, and it was very moist and delicious. I did start with frozen chicken breast. I omit the cream cheese, we prefer it without.

 

[pixiewings71]

I have never had dry chicken from my crock pot. Never. In fact quite the opposite. 9 times out of 10 I'm using frozen chicken but even thawed is never dry. It sounds like your pot either gets too hot, cooks too long or didn't have enough liquid. I usually use mine when I'm at work, I set it to cook for 8 hours and leave, when I come home and we eat (10 hours later lol) we have a great meal waiting and the house smells so good. My crock pot is about a year old, I also have an older one (from the 80's probably, removeable crock but no timer, just a high and low setting) that cooks the same way as my newer one. I used them both a couple weekends ago to make a lot of pulled pork for company, cooked them alongside each other and you couldn't tell the difference in the meat.

 

[ceecee]

I've found starting off with frozen chicken breasts is the key to keeping them moist in the crockpot.

Yes, that's the secret. I buy fresh chicken and freeze it! I just made chicken, carrots and potatoes in muchroom soup today. I got the recipe here...the chicken is very moist and tender but unfortunately the recipe was not a keeper!

 

[reneaterry]

I use 2 frozen breast,can of rinsed black beans, bag of frozen corn, and jar of salsa. Cook on low for 6 hrs. Shred the chicken and the eat it with rice, or on tortillas for tacos, or as a soup.

 

[MomToOne]

I don't like it with chicken breasts. I think the meat ends up way too dry. Instead, I make it with frozen leg quarters, with the skin still on. After it's done cooking, I remove the skin and take the chicken off the bone, shred it and mix it in with everything else. DD12 loves it.

 

[littlebit0863]

If it's the one I'm thinking of I make it at least once every 2 weeks, if not more. It's the one with chicken breasts, a jar of salsa, a can of black beans, and a bag of frozen corn? I don't drain the beans, that makes the chicken stay moist.

 

[buckirj1]

I think whoever said the slow cooker is too large is probably the most correct. Slow cookers work best, and are safest, when filled 1/2 to 3/4 full.

 

[wendow]

I have made this recipe for years minus the cream cheese (son with dairy allergy). I do not use frozen chicken and my crock-pot is about 5 years old. My chicken is never dry. I cook chicken, beef and pork recipes in there all the time and nothing is every dry. Are you cooking on low and using plenty of liquid?

 

[Hook326]

I just made this for the first time last week! Turned out wonderful, not dry at all! I used frozen chicken breasts, a jar and a half of salsa, threw in some corn, chopped up green peppers, mushrooms, and onions (uncooked for the last three ingredients). I cooked it on low for 6 hours maybe? Shredded it up...hubby ate it on rice, I ate it on tortillas My crockpot is about 2 years old and was somewhere around 1/2-2/3 full. I didn't know that made a difference though until i read that here just now!