Time to wake up those taste buds! A super spicy and easy dinner recipe you can throw together in minutes! Slow Cooker Chicken Sofrito made right in your crockpot, gluten-free, paleo, and allergy-free! This flavor-packed healthy recipe gives you a dose veggies from the homemade salsa!
Caution: fiery heat ahead! This recipe is not for the faint of heart! I can’t even handle much spice…I love it…but my body doesn’t. However, sometimes we just have to “take one for the team” and “man up”! I love my salsas and I love the slow cooker….I had to finally try some sofrito! I didn’t even know was sofrito was until I did some “googleing” before making this recipe.
I kept hearing the word “sofrito” on various internet channels and whenever anyone was taking about the restaurant Chipotle. I had always thought that sofritos was like rancheros and had to do with some form of eggs. That’s why I never really dug in further to figure out what it was. Eggs = death…so I had to real interest. Then I heard some vegan people raving about sofrito and I knew there had to be something I was missing. Turns out “sofrito” is just a type of salsa. A spicy pepper and tomato cooking base.
Well I guess I could, and should, finally try this out for myself to end the self-imposed embarrassment. Sofrito is more of a Cuban/Puerto Rican/Caribbean cooking base of tomatoes, pepper, onions, garlic, and herbs that’s used for cooking meats or as toppings for tacos and the like. Pretty simple and it could be made mild (I guess), but I wanted the real deal. Poblano and chipotle peppers it was! No holding back in the homemade sofrito I made. I blended the sauce up in the food processor, dumped it over some chicken in the slow cooker, and let the crockpot do its thing. The smell was amazing, the taste was amazing…and spicy 😉
Slow Cooker Chicken Sofrito
Slow Cooker Chicken Sofrito (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
Time to wake up those taste buds! A super spicy and easy dinner recipe you can throw together in minutes! Slow Cooker Chicken Sofrito made right in your crockpot, gluten-free, paleo, and allergy-free! This flavor-packed healthy recipe gives you a dose veggies from the homemade salsa!
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Mexican, Cuban, Caribbean
Ingredients
- 4 Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Sofrito:
- 1 15oz Can Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes (No-Salt Added)
- 1 Small Spanish Onion (1 Cup Chopped)
- 1 Poblano Pepper (1/2 Cup Chopped)
- 1 Red Bell Pepper (1 Cup Chopped)
- 1/2 Cup Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Fresh Chopped Cilantro
- 1 TB Lime Juice
- 1 Tsp Minced Garlic
Instructions
- Roughly chop all sofrito ingredients and then process in a food processor to get a blended salsa texture (this will make about 3 cups).
- Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker and then pour the sofrito on top of the chicken.
- Place the cover on the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
 
When I dumped out the excess sofrito and cleaned out the crock…I literally burned my eyes, nose and throat. I was horrified it would be TOO spicy, but once I actually sat down and ate dinner…it wasn’t so over the top. Yes, it was spicy, but a good hearty spice! You will enjoy it if you like some heat and if not, but don’t include the sofrito on your plate! The chicken has already soaked up the great flavors, you don’t need the actual sofrito covering it to enjoy! Everyone can devour and enjoy, don’t worry 😉
So tell me:
+ Have you ever had sofrito?
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Beverly says
This looks delicious, Rebecca.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks!
Megan says
Lime, tomatoes and peppers sound like a great sauce for the chicken to cook in. I love how thick the sauce is.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
It is loaded with heat and flavor!
Farrah says
You know I’m all about them slow cooker recipes! 😀 I first heard the word “sofrito” in reference to Chipotle too, haha. This looks so good! I love the colors in it + how simple it is to make!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Must be their namesake, but I think mine’s 10000x better 😉
Beverly says
This chicken sounds amazing. Pinning for later.
Hugs,
Bev
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you!
Wendy Klik says
My nose is running and I am salivating just looking at this dish.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, spicy but so delicious!
jules says
I was just talking to a Puerto Rican friend over Easter about making homemade sofrito. I’m so excited! It’ll be great to use with shrimp or even tofu or veggies. Yum!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Anything you want to bring the heat to!
Julia Mueller says
Bring on the heat! I’m all about spicy food and am 200% game for anything made in my crock pot! This is definitely a perfect staple to keep for dinners on a weekly basis!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Right! Easy and loaded with all the flavor you’d ever need! xoxo
Vicky @ Avocado Pesto says
Love some good spice so this sofrito is definitely for me! Spent 3 weeks in Puerto Rico in December and was eating a lot of this in the various dishes over there!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
O I bet that was so authentically delicious!
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop says
I’m all about spicy food, but sometimes my mouth says, “Whoa!” My husband would be all over this chicken dish and I love that it’s all made in a slow cooker! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, your mouth says “whoa” but my stomach says “whoooooooa no”!
shelley says
My hubby will love this – he likes a little fire with his dinner.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, seems to be a man thing!
Heather says
This is so interesting! We’ve never had sofrito, but we LOVE spicy food around here. We will have to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
This is bound to be a new favorite then!
Amanda says
This looks so tasty!! I need to add this to my recipe book! Thank you for sharing!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Yea! Thank you so much!
Jovita @ Yummy Addiction says
This looks like a perfect dinner to me. Bookmarking!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
You had me at super spicy! LOVE!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Bring on the heat!
dixya @food, pleasure, and health says
i had no clue what sofrito was until right now. i know chipotle has a sofrito bowl but never bothered. if it is like salsa and can be made so easily, i am all for it.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, right? No one knows what Chipotle sofrito is!
Pam Avoledo says
I’ve never had it before. I didn’t know salsa could be used for other things.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, what?
Elise Cohen Ho says
My family loves spicy food. I look forward to making this for them. Thanks for the recipe.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
They will love this then!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says
I love using my slow cooker. Lots of great flavours going on in this dish. The chicken would be so juicy. Perfect to feed a crowd, but awesome leftovers would work too.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Slow cooker leftovers are just the best!
Ashley@CookNourishBliss says
I used to hate anything spicy but over the last few years that’s changed! So I know I would like this!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I love it, but can only handle a little 😉
Amanda says
It looks delicious can’t wait to try it.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you!
Casey the College Celiac says
Slow cookers are THE BOMB! I’ve never had sofrito, but it looks like a great comfort food, especially in cold weather!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
It really will warm you right on up!
Clueless Carla :-) says
Ooooh. I had never heard of sofrito had to click over and find out what it was. I think I love it. Already. We must try this around here.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Super spicy goodness!