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Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken Stew

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 2/02/15Updated: 1/24/22

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Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken Stew is full of flavor and easy to make in the slow cooker

For even more slow cooker recipes, you can check out my 30+ Slow Cooker Recipe post here for lots of great recipes. I am often asked which slow cooker I use and here it is.

Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Stew

I like to cook chicken in my slow cooker on days when I can put it in later in the afternoon. Chicken doesn’t need to cook as long as pork or beef does. Chicken really only needs 3- 4 hours. You can cook it longer, I just don’t like the texture chicken gets when it cooks longer in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Stew

I really wasn’t sure what to call today’s recipe. It’s not a soup but it has a bit of liquid in it so I decided to call it a stew.  To thicken it up a bit I like to place tortilla chips in the bottom of the bowl and then scoop the stew on top of it. The stew also has red peppers, green peppers and onions in it.

Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Stew

The chips also add some nice flavor to the stew.  Of course, you can always just leave them out too or crumble them up over the top!

Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Stew

How to Make Spicy Chicken Stew

This recipe calls for chipotle chili peppers in adobo sauce.  You buy them in a can in the Latin aisle of the grocery store.  You can control the heat of this dish by the amount of peppers you put in .  We don’t like things really spicy so I only used 1 Tbsp of chopped up peppers but feel free to add more if you like a bit more heat.

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Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken Stew

5 from 1 vote
bowl of chicken stew

Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken Stew

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken Stew is full of flavor and easy to make in the slow cooker
serves: 8 servings
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:4 hours
Total:4 hours 15 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 chicken breast boneless, skinless
  • 1 cup red onion chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 1 red pepper chopped
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
  • 1 Tbsp cumin
  • 2 Tbsp chopped chipotle chili canned in adobo sauce
  • 6 garlic cloves chopped
  • 56 oz petit cut tomatoes undrained
  • 4 oz green chilies undrained
  • tortilla chips

Instructions

  • Heat a pan over medium high heat with 1 Tbsp olive oil.
  • Add chicken and brown on both sides (about 3 minutes a side)
  • Combine red onion, peppers, broth, cilantro, cumin, chilies, garlic, tomatoes.
  • Add chicken to slow cooker and cover with combined ingredients.
  • Cook on low for 4 hours.
  • Remove chicken and shred. Return meat to stew.
  • Add tortilla chips to individual bowls and ladle stew over chips.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 173kcal (9%) Carbohydrates: 6g (2%) Protein: 25g (50%) Fat: 5g (8%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Cholesterol: 72mg (24%) Sodium: 397mg (17%) Potassium: 574mg (16%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 2g (2%) Vitamin A: 598IU (12%) Vitamin C: 40mg (48%) Calcium: 26mg (3%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:slow cooker main dish
Cuisine:Mexican
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  1. Pat says

    Posted on 2/2 at 11:21 am

    Leigh Anne, do you think substituting Penzeys Chipotle Ground Red pepper would work in this recipe? The recipe sounds very tasty. Looking forward to trying it.

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 2/2 at 11:50 am

      I think it would work great, you just need that chipotle flavor. Love Penzey’s!

      Reply
  2. Tamara says

    Posted on 2/2 at 10:42 am

    This looks awesome. By any chance, do you have the nutritional info for this? THANKS!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 2/2 at 11:50 am

      Tamara, I don’t have it but I know there are websites where you can input recipes and find it.

      Reply
  3. TJ says

    Posted on 2/2 at 8:43 am

    Magnifique Leigh Anne!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 2/2 at 11:50 am

      Thanks TJ!

      Reply

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