Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Quinoa
Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Quinoa is simple, healthy, and so delicious. The perfect meal for those crazy, busy nights.
Hi everyone! It’s Jodi from 5 Boys Baker. This Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Quinoa has fallen into my “favorites” category when it comes to slow cooker meals. It’s healthy, loaded with quinoa, veggies, ground chicken, and topped with lots of cheese. It’s packed not only with protein, but with fantastic flavor.
SLOW COOKER CHICKEN ENCHILADA QUINOA
Another thing I love about this slow cooker meal is that it takes almost zero effort to make. Other than cooking the ground chicken beforehand, you literally dump everything in your slow cooker, turn it on, and walk away. That’s it, you’re done, easy peasy! In just a few short hours, you’ll have a fantastic, healthy, flavorful weeknight dinner! It’s a beautiful thing. When it’s done, just stir in some cheese and sprinkle more cheese on top.
CAN I USE GROUND TURKEY INSTEAD OF CHICKEN?
Absolutely! Chicken or ground turkey work perfectly in this, so use whatever you love best. Or change it up and make it one time with ground chicken and the next time with ground turkey, it’s up to you.
DO I HAVE TO USE CHICKEN BROTH?
Chicken broth adds flavor to this dish, but you can use water instead if you’d like to. Either will work just fine.
HOW SHOULD I SERVE THIS?
One of the things I love about this is how versatile it is. You can eat it on its own garnished with any of the toppings listed, you can dip tortilla chips into it, fill taco shells or tortillas with it, etc. Anyway you eat this you’re going to love it. We also love to drizzle it with homemade Cafe Rio dressing.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Quinoa
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked quinoa rinsed
- 1 can 15.5-ounce black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 can 10 oz Ro-tel tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cans 10 oz red enchilada sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese
- Salt & Pepper to taste if needed
- Garnishes: optional
- Chopped cilantro
- Chopped green onion
- Sour Cream
- Salsa
- Avocado
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook and crumble ground chicken until no longer pink. Place in a greased slow cooker.
- Add the uncooked quinoa, black beans, frozen corn, tomatoes, garlic, chicken broth, enchilada sauce, salt, pepper, cumin, coriander. Give it a good stir and then place the lid on and cook on high heat for 3 hours or low heat 5 to 6 hours, or until the liquid is all absorbed into the mixture.
- Remove the lid and stir everything again. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Stir in the half the cheese and sprinkle the other half on top. Replace the lid and let the cheese melt. Top with desired toppings. Enjoy!
Recipe by: 5 Boys Baker.com.
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I need nutritional info. Sounds delicious.
I made this for dinner tonight and it was amazing. Thanks Holly for the great recipe!
How much time do you think it would need in an electric pressure cooker? Thank you!
Can i use chicken breast instead of ground chicken?
I haven’t tried it, but I think using 1 pound of chicken breasts, cut into small cubes would work!
Was thinking would a green enchilada sauce work rather than a red? Wife isn’t a big fan of the red.
Mathew, I think green enchilada sauce would be delicious in this recipe.
Do you think ground turkey would also work in this recipe? I just have an abundance of it right now and was wondering how that would come out Thank you!
I think ground turkey would be a delicious substitute! 🙂
I made this recipe today and it was delicious. The ingredients compliment each other very well. I did replace the quinoa with rice. It wasn’t dry at all. I will definitely make this again. Thank you!