5 from 3 votes
Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken
From freezer to slow cooker, this Cilantro Lime Chicken is your answer to an easy dinner! Take a few minutes to combine a few ingredients, and then freeze them until you need an easy dinner.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
8
servings
Calories:
228 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breast about 8 oz each
- 16 oz corn frozen
- 1 (15 oz) can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cilantro chopped, bunch
- 1/2 cup onion red, chopped
- lime juice juice from 2 limes
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Combine the chicken, corn, black beans, bunch of cilantro, red onion, lime juice, garlic and cumin in a freezer safe ziplock bag. Label and freeze.
- When ready to cook, spray the inside of a slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- Empty the contents of the bag into the slow cooker. Move the chicken into a single layer as much as possible.
- Cook on low, just until the chicken is cooked through, 4-6 hours, depending on your slow cooker.
- When the chicken is cooked, remove just the chicken from the slow cooker and shred using 2 forks. Return the chicken to the slow cooker. Add in the 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup cilantro and stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve the chicken over rice or with tortillas.
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Notes
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline. Nutritional information doesn’t include rice or tortillas for serving.
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline. Nutritional information doesn’t include rice or tortillas for serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/8 of recipe
Calories
228kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0g
(0%)
Trans Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Sodium
308mg
(13%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 228
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/8 of recipe | |
| Calories | 228kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 308mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.