5 from 9 votes
Slow Cooker Spicy Honey Lime Chicken
Slow Cooker Spicy Honey Lime Chicken made with just five ingredients with just a couple of minutes of effort. Perfect for shredding as chicken carnitas in all your favorite Mexican recipes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
5
Servings
Calories:
289 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican-American Fusion
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 jalapeño sliced thinly
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 lime zested and juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper coarse ground
- 5 chicken thighs bone in and skin on
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients (except the chicken) together in small bowl and whisk.
- Add the chicken to the slow cooker skin side up.
- Pour over the mixture and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.
- If you want the chicken to be even crispier put it 8 inches below the broiler in the oven on high heat for 2-3 minutes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
289kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
110mg
(37%)
Sodium
326mg
(14%)
Potassium
253mg
(5%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
235IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
7.3mg
(8%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 289
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 289kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 110mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 326mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 253mg | 5% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 235IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 7.3mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.