Fiesta Chicken and Black Bean Salsa

Fiesta Chicken 

Ingredients:

• 4 Chicken Breasts
• 1 16 oz. jar medium or mild salsa 
• 1 can Black beans, drained
• 1 Tbs soy sauce
• 2 Tbs brown sugar

Directions:

Cook on high for 4-6 hours in crockpot.  Shred chicken and add fresh lemon or lime juice to taste. We serve over brown rice. We then top with the black bean salad below and grated sharp cheddar cheese.

Black Bean Salad (salsa)

Ingredients:

• 1 can (drained/rinsed) black beans
• 1 avacado
• 1 tomatoe (I often like to use cherry tomatoes and cut in half)
• 1 yellow or orange pepper
• 3 green onions
• ½ bunch cilantro (about 1/2 C chopped)

Dressing:

• 3 T lime juice
• 2 T olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 t ground cumin
• ½ t salt
• ¼ t pepper

 Directions:

Mix dressing and then mix with chopped veggies; Let stand at least 5 minutes to let flavors blend before serving. Serve with tortilla chips or over Fiesta Chicken.

Notes:

Thanks for this Fiesta Chicken Recipe, Amie! I know Amie does it a bit different (serves with tomatillo dressing and in tortillas if I remember) so this is very versatile. It's quite healthy and a crowd pleaser. It's great for a big group because you can make as much as you want and have it ready after church, etc (I love crock pots and delay start rice cookers!). We'll be having it this weekend when everyone is here for Jacob's baptism! The salad is very similar to Heather's post a few days ago - I love those flavors of lime and cilantro!