Southwestern-Style Slow Cooker Chicken Gizzards

Because they're cooked low and slow in a creamy, Southwestern-flavored sauce in your slow cooker, these tender chicken gizzards will appeal to even the pickiest eater.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 269 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 pounds chicken gizzards
• 1 tablespoon chili powder, or more to taste
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)
• 2 dashes hot sauce
• 1 small bell pepper, diced
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Trim and discard as much connective tissue from gizzards as possible. Place gizzards in a slow cooker and season with chili powder, cumin, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Add onion and bell pepper.

Step 2

Mix condensed soup and diced tomatoes with chile peppers together in a bowl. Pour over the gizzards.

Step 3

Cook on High until fork-tender, 3 to 4 hours. Stir in sour cream and cook for 15 to 20 more minutes.