Dinner for 5

Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken
Total time: 250 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 jar your favorite salsa; 3 1/2 cups water; 1 lb chicken breasts; 1 lb dry pinto beans; 2 1/2 tbsp taco seasoning; 2 oz or more light cream cheese (optional); salt to taste (optional)

$6.36for 4250 minServes 5

Chicken and dry pinto beans cook with salsa and taco seasoning in a slow cooker until tender.

Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Salsa, 16 oz$0.14/oz typical	16 oz	$2.24Typical price
	Chicken breast, 1 lb$3.49/lb typical	1 lb	$3.49Typical price
	Canned beans, 16 oz$0.09/oz typical	16 oz	$1.44Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.95

Swaps

Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

250 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
5servings (the source says 16, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.59 per serving$6.36 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.

Ingredients

1 jar your favorite salsa
3 1/2 cups water
1 lb chicken breasts
1 lb dry pinto beans
2 1/2 tbsp taco seasoning
2 oz or more light cream cheese (optional)
salt to taste (optional)

Steps

Add the dry pinto beans, salsa, water, chicken breasts, taco seasoning, and salt to a slow cooker.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, until the beans are tender and the chicken reaches 165 F.
Shred the chicken in the slow cooker and stir it into the beans.
Stir in the cream cheese, if using, cover, and cook for 10 minutes.

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with chicken breast, boneless on sale.