2-Ingredient Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 cups favorite salsa
• salt and pepper
• (optional: fresh lime wedges for serving)

Directions

Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker and cover with salsa. Toss until the chicken is covered.

Cover and cook on high for 4 hours (or low for 6-8 hours), or until the chicken shreds easily with a fork. Shred the chicken in the slow cooker and toss with the remaining salsa and juices until well-mixed. Serve immediately, or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days. (This chicken also freezes well.)

*You can really use just about any cut of chicken for this recipe. For easy shredding though (so that you don't have to mess with bones), I recommend boneless chicken breasts or thighs.

Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

• 12 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• Kosher or sea salt to taste
• ¾ teaspoon pepper, divided
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 cup chicken broth (fat free, low sodium)
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ¼ cup flour, optional corn starch
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¾ cup pitted green olives

Directions

Sprinkle chicken thighs evenly with salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add half of chicken. Cook about 3 minutes per side, or until browned. Transfer to a slow cooker. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet, and repeat procedure with remaining chicken. Transfer to slow cooker, and add lemon slices.
Combine broth, juice, flour and cumin, stirring with a whisk. Pour broth mixture over chicken.
Top with olives and remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours.