I needed a quick meal to feed the little rugrats this evening, so I just threw this together into the slow cooker last minute before they came home from school. I turned it on high since I got a late start and was using frozen chicken breasts, and it was done before we left for dance a few hours later. Prep time was minimal and allowed me to hang out with the kiddos for a bit! All three kids gave it a thumbs up!
Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken
Gather
4 boneless chicken breasts
1 lime
1 cup fresh salsa
1/3 cup fresh cilantro
1 packet low-sodium taco seasoning
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
tortillas {I use whole wheat}
sour cream {optional}
cheese {optional}
Step by step
- Pour 1 cup chicken broth in slow cooker.
- Mix in taco seasoning.
- Add chicken breasts. I just threw mine in totally frozen!
- Add in salsa and fresh cilantro, squeeze in juice from a fresh lime.
- Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low 6-7 hours.
- Chicken should be tender enough to shred with a fork!
- Scoop into a tortilla, add optional ingredients.
- ENJOY!
Nutrition
{nutritional info does not include tortillas or optional items}
Calories 201.8
Total Fat 2.1 g
Saturated Fat 0.5 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.5 g
Cholesterol 92.1 mg
Sodium 779.6 mg
Potassium 504.1 mg
Total Carbohydrate 6.9 g
Dietary Fiber 0.7 g
Sugars 0.0 g
Protein 37.1 g
2.2
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Tags: Chicken, cilantro, dinner, easy, featured, kid friendly, lime, main dish, melissa, slow cooker, supper, taco, tortilla
Category: Main Dish, Poultry, Slow Cooker
About Lissa: Melissa is the Co-Founder of Shrinking Kitchen and the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans She has been married for a dozen years and is mother to five children (15,13, 9 and 9 and a foster baby!). Melissa has a love/hate relationship with food (okay, mostly candy) and cooking. This isn't improved by the fact that her husband, the true family chef, works in another city half the year, leaving Melissa to figure out how to feed her growing family something other than Pop-Tarts. Melissa loves her camera, enjoys traveling, kickboxing, creating beautiful things she finds on Pinterest, and planning her dream home that will be built… someday.
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