Slow Cooked Chipotle Chicken is a smokey and spicy chicken stew that will warm your soul. It’s filled with lean chicken, vegetables, spices and tomatoes.
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This slow cooker recipe has to be one of the easiest dinners to put on the table. Simply place all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and that’s it.
In a few hours an extremely flavorful meal will be ready to serve. Slow cooked chipotle chicken is perfect for a weekend dinner or a busy weeknight meal.
I can’t think of many things that are better than coming home to a house that smells like a delicious dinner is ready and waiting for you. That’s the beauty of a slow-cooked meal; spend a few minutes earlier in the day or even the night before preparing the ingredients. The slow cooker does its magic, and several hours later, a flavorful one bowl dinner is ready.
The smokey flavor from the chipotle chili powder is subtle, yet when it mixes with the heat of the jalapeno peppers and all of the other fresh ingredients, it makes an amazing flavor combination. Even though this is a super easy dinner to put together, it’s worthy of serving to guests. Make up a big side salad like this Arugula Salad . Don’t forget your favorite whole grain crusty bread to soak up all of the smokey flavor.
Here Is What You Will Need To Make this Recipe
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- Boneless chicken breasts or thighs or a combination of both
- Red and green bell pepper
- Onion
- Garlic
- Jalapeno Pepper
- New or Yukon Gold Potatoes
- Chicken Broth
- Tomatoes
- Chipotle Chili Powder
- Ground Cumin
- Dried Oregano
- Fresh Lime Juice
- Chopped cilantro
- Slow Cooker
Here is how to make slow cooked chipotle chicken stew in a slow cooker
- Prepare the vegetables and place them in the slow cooker
- Place the chicken pieces on top of the vegetables
- Pour the tomatoes and broth on top
- Sprinkle in the spices
- Cook low and slow
Here is how to make slow cooked chipotle chicken stew in the oven
- Brown the chicken in a skillet, and add the vegetables
- Pour in the tomatoes and broth
- Sprinkleon the spices
- Cover and cook in the oven at 350 for 1 hour
Recipe Tips and Variations
- Meal Prep Tip! Cut up the onions, garlic, peppers, tomatoes and vegetables ahead of time so they are ready to go.
- New (baby) potatoes work best with this recipe. If you don’t have access to new potatoes, substitute russet potatoes that have been cut into quarters.
- If you don’t like the heat of jalapeno peppers, cut back on the amount of jalapeno or leave them out.
- Add 1/2 cup black beans for extra fiber
- Just before serving sprinkle with lime juice and fresh cilantro
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Freezing is not recommended.
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Slow Cooked Chipotle Chicken
A spicy chicken stew, that’s a healthy and easy weeknight or weekend meal that is full of flavor
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: DInner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 green bell pepper cut into strips
- 1 red bell pepper cut into strips
- 1 medium onion sliced thin
- 3 cloves chopped garlic
- 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
- 6 to 8 new potatoes cut in half or 3 yukon gold cut into quarters
- 1/2 cup water or low sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes – about 1 large tomato or 2 small
- 1/2 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- a handful of fresh cilantro for garnish
Instructions
Slow Cooker Method
- place the peppers, garlic, onions, and potatoes into a slow cooker
- top the vegetables with chicken
- pour tomatoes and broth over the top
- add the spices
- cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours
- Add fresh lime juice from one lime and sprinkle with fresh cilantro
Oven Method
- Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet and heat over medium heat
- Add the chicken and brown
- Add the vegetables and cook for about three minutes
- Stir in the broth, tomatoes and spices
- Cook in 350 oven for 45 minutes to an hour
Notes
Nutrition information is provided by Nutrifox, an online calculator and is meant to be used for informational purposes only. Even though I try to provide accurate information, these figures should still be considered as estimates
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Such a great and simple recipe! Love the video which shows the step-by-step process!
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looks like comfort in a bowl…with a kick!! Thanks for a dinner idea!
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Oh wow, this sounds delicious. I need to get myself some chipotle powder!
Chipotle is my love language 🙂 This looks great!
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I love chipotle and wish I could use it as liberally as I wanted to but my hubby can’t take the heat! Sooooo, my sister and I are getting together soon for dinner and this is what I’m going to make! It looks so delicious!
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Loving the flavour combinations in this dish! It’s the perfect comfort food to get through all this cold weather!
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This sounds like the perfect dinner for me! Easy, full of flavour and spicy too. I think the slow cooker is great for meals like this at the moment.
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This looks so comforting and flavorful! Love how easy it is in the slow cooker.
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Easy to make, comforting and flavorful. My husband would like this very much.
I’m a massive fan of hot and spicy flavours and your chipotle chicken recipe sounds totally delicious! Love how simple, yet full of flavour this is!
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Ahhh spicy chicken stew, delicious! I love using chipotle peppers anytime I can. So smoky and vibrant. Thank you for the inspiration.
I can taste the yummy flavor right from here! So delicious!
I love the smokiness chipotle adds to a dish and I find it especially delicious with chicken! This dish looks absolutely delicious and I would love this paired with some cauli rice!
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This is the perfect winter meal. The chipotle is a great ingredient that brings so much flavor!
This sounds so tender and delicious!
Mexican food with new potatoes- so yummy! Looking forward to making this!
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This is the perfect recipe for a busy day! Adding it to our menu!
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I love an easy, tasty meal like this. Plus who can say no to slow-cooked meals?
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The flavors in this chipotle chicken stew look so delicious!
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Yummy! What a perfect weeknight meal! Love that this one is low in fat, but has a lot of fiber! I’ll be making this one! Loving all the hearty vegetables!
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I absolutely adore the flavor or smokey chipotle pepper — this sounds so good
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Loving those smoky and spicy flavours! Looks delicious!
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I love chipotle flavor in my dishes – such a good spice to kick any recipe up a notch!
This is perfect for a cold weather like today! Thinking if trying it next week)
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I love the use of potatoes in this soup- it adds another texture and they’re so good when they soak up the flavors around them!
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What a great combination of flavors. this recipe is perfect for meal planning and to spread out throughout a couple of meals. Yum!
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This sounds amazing! And I love that it’s a slow cooker dish. Perfect for popping in the crockpot in the morning while my husband is home during the day. 🙂
Love chipotle flavours in my dishes, this dish looks so comforting and loving the video.
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Looks and sounds delish!!
Love the smoky chipotle flavours and the slow cooker makes it so easy to prepare!
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Love how easy this is and how colorful it looks!
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Thank You!