Crock Pot Chicken Chocolate Chili Recipes

Steps:

• Mix all of the spices together until fully blended. This makes more than you'll need for the recipe, so just keep the extra in a jar for the next time, or when you want a little spice on chicken, meat, or fish. Put the chicken in a sealable bag and add in a heaping TBSP of the spice mix. Knead the bag so all of the chicken is covered with the mix. Put in the fridge to sit for at least an hour. When you are ready to make the chili, heat 1 TBSP olive oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat and brown the chicken on both sides. You may have to do this in two batches so the chicken isn't crowded. Once the chicken is browned, remove it to a plate, turn heat to low and add ¼ cup of the beer and deglaze the pan, scraping up the browned bits stuck to bottom of pan. Turn off the heat and add back in the chicken and any juices. Let sit until you're ready to add to the crock-pot.Drain and rinse the soaked dry beans and put into the crock-pot. Add in the onion, garlic, squash, chicken, pan juices you just deglazed, the can of diced tomatoes and ¼ cup chopped cilantro. Mix everything together well so all the ingredients are well distributed. Add in the remaining beer and ½ cup of water, then the chopped chocolate and the remainder of the spice mix. Mix well again. The liquid should be up to the top of the ingredients but not covering. If you need more liquid, add a little more water.Set the crock-pot to cook on high for 6 hours. At 5-½ hours remove the chicken, shred it with 2 forks and add back into pot. Make a slurry from the masa and hot water, add to the pot and mix well. Let the chili cook another 30 minutes to thicken the sauce. Taste for seasonings and add salt and pepper if needed. Add in the other ¼ cup of chopped cilantro and stir. Calories: about 265 per cup. As with any stew, chili is always better a day or two later, so this is the perfect recipe to do ahead, and it freezes beautifully.

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat, brown chicken all over. Transfer to crock pot.
• Drain any fat from pan. Heat 1 tbsp oil and fry onion, garlic, coriander, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper, stirring occasionally until softened, about 6 minute Scrape into crock pot.
• Add beans and chilies to crock pot and cook on low for 5 hours.
• Remove chicken from sauce, cube into bite size pieces and set aside.
• Whisk flour with 3 tbsp water and stir into crock pot. cover and cook on high for 15 min or until sauce has thickened.
• Stir in chicken, fresh cilantro and lime, heat through and serve.

Steps:

• Mix green salsa, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, white beans, chicken broth, corn, onion, oregano, cumin, salt, and black pepper together in a slow cooker. Lay chicken breasts atop the mixture.
• Cook on Low until the chicken shreds easily with 2 forks, 6 to 8 hours.
• Remove chicken to a cutting board and shred completely; return to chili in slow cooker and stir.