Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe
This Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe is packed with flavor and delicious! Definitely a family favorite!
Serving4
Ingredients
- 1½ pound 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
Equipment
- 2 Fork
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: 384 kcal · Carbohydrates: 40 g · Protein: 46 g · Fat: 6 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 0.02 g · Cholesterol: 109 mg · Sodium: 612 mg · Potassium: 1252 mg · Fiber: 10 g · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 200 IU · Vitamin C: 13 mg · Calcium: 61 mg · Iron: 4 mg