Green Salsa Chicken Thighs

Yellow Cauliflower Rice
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Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • ½ lb carrots, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 lb bone in chicken thighs, skinned
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 (16-oz) jar salsa verde
  • 1 cup less sodium chicken broth
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. Place onion, carrots, and garlic in a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker.
  2. Cook chicken in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned; place chicken over onion mixture in cooker.
  3. Add salsa, broth, salt, and pepper to cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 6 hours.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 (12-oz) pkg frozen riced cauliflower
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup less sodium chicken broth

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Cook onion and garlic in hot oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until onion is tender.
  2. Add cauliflower, turmeric, and salt; cook 2 minutes or until turmeric is fragrant.
  3. Stir in broth; cover and cook 15 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
251
80
331
Fat (g) 12 5 17
Sat. Fat (g) 3 1 4
Protein (g) 23 3 26
Carb (g) 11 8 19
Fiber (g) 3 3 6
Sodium (mg) 861 324 1185
T. Sugs (g) 5 3 8
A. Sugs (g) 0 0 0

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