Easy Crockpot Cilantro Lime Chicken

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Easy Crockpot Cilantro Lime Chicken

Easy to make and oh-so satisfying, this crockpot cilantro lime chicken is perfect for stuffing into warm tortillas or bowls! It’s elevated by the most flavorful homemade cilantro lime sauce and can be made with either chicken breasts or chicken thighs.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Diet Gluten Free

Keyword crockpot cilantro lime chicken, slow cooker cilantro lime chicken

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 5

Servings

Calories 358

Author Robyn Conley Downs

Equipment

Ingredients

⅔ cup Cilantro Lime Sauce divided (ingredients below)
3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs

For the Cilantro Lime Sauce

¼ cup avocado oil or other neutral flavored oil
3 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
⅓ cup fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon honey
2 cups packed cilantro

Optional serving suggestions

Easy Guacamole
Warm tortillas, sour cream, chopped onion, sliced jalapeno

Instructions

Add the oil, garlic, salt, cumin, lime juice, honey and cilantro to a blender or food processor. Blend on low until just combined.
Add the chicken to a 6-quart slow cooker. Pour over half the sauce, stirring to coat the chicken. Set the remaining sauce aside. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 5-6, or until the chicken shreds easily with a fork. Do not uncover during this time.
Uncover and remove the chicken to a cutting board. Shred with a fork or chop into pieces.
Add the chicken back to the slow cooker along with the cooking juices and remaining sauce, stirring to combine. Taste and add additional lime juice or salt if desired. Serve with warm tortillas and any toppings you like.

Notes

Nutrition information: calculated using chicken breasts, including the honey, but without the optional serving suggestions listed above. It includes a full cup of the cilantro lime sauce, so the numbers will vary depending on if you use the extra ⅓ cup of sauce or not.

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