Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe
This Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe is packed with flavor and delicious! Definitely a family favorite!
Servings: 4
Calories: 384kcal
Equipment
- Non-stick Cooking Spray
- Slow Cooker
- 2 Forks (to shred)
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- juice from 2 limes
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro roughly chopped
- 12 ounces frozen corn
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ½ red onion diced
- 15 ounces canned black beans drained and rinsed
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place chicken breasts inside of the slow cooker.
- Top chicken breasts with juice from limes, then sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper and cumin. Add in cilantro, corn, garlic cloves, diced onion, and black beans.
- Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 5-6 hours or high heat for 2-3 hours.
- When cooking is complete, remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred with 2 forks. Add shredded chicken back to liquid in the slow cooker.
- Serve shredded chicken on tortillas with your favorite toppings (sour cream, salsa, lettuce, guacamole, etc).
- You can also use this chicken on top of a salad, in burritos, nachos, over rice . . . it's incredibly versatile and works in so many different ways!
Notes
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You can also use this chicken on top of a salad, in burritos, nachos, over rice . . . it's incredibly versatile and works in so many different ways!
Nutrition
Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 612mg | Potassium: 1252mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 4mg