Whole30 Slow Cooker Green Chili Chicken

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If you’re needing an EASY Whole30 meal with ingredients that you likely have on hand, look no further! This 6-ingredient meal is perfect for busy nights when you want dinner ready and waiting for you when you come home. If you don’t have a slow cooker, OR you want to quickly cook dinner as soon as you get home from work, you can easily adapt this recipe for the Instant Pot, Check out the notes at the bottom of the recipe for details. Until then, happy Taco Tuesday!

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Ingredients:

  • 1.5 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken thighs

  • 1 yellow onion, diced

  • 1 jar of salsa verde or 2, 4oz cans of mild green chilis

  • Salt to taste

  • Pepper to taste

  • Cumin to taste

Directions:

  1. Place chicken thighs in your slow cooker.

  2. Generously sprinkle salt, pepper, and cumin on the chicken.

  3. Add the diced yellow onion on top.

  4. Pour the jar of salsa verde (or cans of green chilis) on top of the chicken, and secure your lid.

  5. Cook the chicken for 4-5 hours on low, or until completely cooked through.

  6. Shred with a fork and serve the chicken with some of the broth over cilantro lime cauliflower rice. For added veggies, put everything over a bed of greens with your favorite Whole30 ranch.

Notes:

To make this in the Instant Pot, simply add all ingredients to your IP, secure the lid, and cook on HIGH pressure for 10 minutes. Allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then press “Cancel”, move the vent to “Venting” and allow the pressure to finish releasing before opening the lid. Shred the chicken and serve with the above suggestions.

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