Creamy Salsa Chicken
Creamy Salsa Chicken is a flavorful, quick dinner using only 3 ingredients! Creamy Salsa Chicken can be made in either a crockpot or an Instant Pot! Salsa, chicken and cream cheese is all it takes to make this easy meal!
Ingredients
- 6 chicken tenders frozen
- 1 16 oz jar salsa
- 1 8 oz block cream cheese cubed
Instructions
- For the Instant Pot: place the frozen tenders in the Instant Pot and pour the salsa on top.
- Cook on Manual HIGH for 6 min, allow for a 6 min NPR before quick releasing the pressure.
- Remove the chicken and place the cream cheese into the Instant Pot. Close the lid and let it sit on warm for 5 minutes.
- Shred the chicken. Set aside.
- Either whisk or use a hand electric mixer to mix in the cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
- For the Crockpot: Place all ingredients into the crockpot. Cook on Low for 6 hours or on High for 4 hours.
- Remove and shred the chicken, whisk the cream cheese into the salsa.
- Serve wrapped with the shredded chicken in a tortilla with rice, cheese, beans and pico drizzled with the creamy salsa sauce.
Notes
Using thawed chicken tenders? Cook on Manual HIGH for 4 min, NPR 6 min.