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.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword cilantro lime chicken
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 6 hourshours
Total Time 6 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Calories 228kcal
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
3chicken breasts(about 8 oz each)
16ozfrozen corn
1canblack beans,drained and rinsed
1bunch cilantro,chopped
1/2cupchopped red onion
1bunch cilantro,chopped
Juice from 2 limes
2clovesgarlic,minced
1teaspooncumin
Salt and pepper
1/2cupsour cream
1/2cupchopped cilantro
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.
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.