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Slow Cooker Chicken Quesadillas

Jenn Bare's slow-cooker mains. About 6-8 hours on Low, 3-4 hours on High in the crock, serves 10-12.

ApplianceSlow Cooker
Cook6-8 hours on Low, 3-4 hours on High
Serves10-12
Jenn BareWritten byJenn Bare
Slow Cooker Chicken Quesadillas

Method

Step by step

  1. 01

    Place chicken breasts (thawed or frozen) in a 5-Quart slow cooker.

  2. 02

    Pour  the diced tomatoes and green chilies on top of the chicken and add 1/4 c. water to the slow cooker. (**NOTE: Add softened cream cheese the last hour of cooking.)

  3. 03

    Cover. Cook on Low for 6-8 hours or on High for 3-4 hours. (remember to add the cream cheese!)

  4. 04

    Remove chicken from the slow cooker, shred and return to the sauce in the slow cooker. Replace lid.

  5. 05

    Place a dry skillet over medium heat.

  6. 06

    Put tortilla on the skillet and brown for 30 seconds.

  7. 07

    Flip tortilla and add shredded cheese.

  8. 08

    Place 1/2 c. of the chicken mixture on one side of the tortilla.

  9. 09

    Fold tortilla in half and press down with medium pressure with a spatula to flatten.

  10. 10

    Cook for 30 seconds longer then flip to brown the other side of the quesadilla.

  11. 11

    Place quesadilla on a plate and slice  into wedges with a pizza cutter.

Tagged

buttercheesechickencream cheesecrock potgreen chilesmexicantomato

Originally published on getcrocked.com.

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Jenn Bare

Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.

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