Slow Cooker Chili Lime Chicken

Slow Cooker Chili Lime Chicken is the perfect summer weeknight meal.  Make up a batch and enjoy it all week!

This Chili Lime Chicken has lots of flavor thanks to chipotle chili pepper, smoked paprika, cumin and Mexican oregano.  The addition of lime juice, honey and lime zest adds even more flavor.

These meat is perfect served over a bed of rice, but it is also great for nachos, tacos, quesadillas and burritos.

Just pop the ingredients into your slow cooker and you will have your choice of easy and delicious dinners to choose from.

Ingredients Needed

• Chicken, thighs or breast
• Chipotle Chili Peppers
• Garlic
• Onion
• Honey
• Green Chilies
• Chunky Salsa
• Limes, juice and zest
• Smoked Paprika, Mexican Oregano, Cumin and Cilantro
• Salt

How to Make Chili Lime Chicken

• Place chicken into slow cooker.
• Sprinkle with garlic and onions.
• Mix together honey, seasonings, salsa, green chilies and water.
• Pour over chicken.
• Cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
• Shred chicken.
• Add in lime juice, lime zest and fresh cilantro.
• Serve

Check out more of my other favorite slow cooker recipes:

• Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Pork
• Slow Cooker Sweet & Sour Brisket
• Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

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Slow Cooker Chili Lime Chicken

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

Slow Cooker Chili Lime Chicken is the perfect summer weeknight meal. Make up a batch and enjoy it all week!

serves: 8 servings

Prep:10 minutes minutes

Cook:5 hours hours

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Total:5 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 lbs. chicken thighs or breast I used thighs
• ▢ 1 cup onion chopped
• ▢ 2 tsp garlic minced
• ▢ 2 Tbsp honey
• ▢ 1 tsp chipotle chili pepper
• ▢ 2 tsp smoked paprika
• ▢ 1 tsp Mexican Oregano
• ▢ 1 tsp cumin
• ▢ 1/2 tsp salt more to taste
• ▢ 1/2 cup medium chunky salsa
• ▢ 1 4 oz. can green chilies diced
• ▢ 1/2 cup water
• ▢ juice of 2 limes
• ▢ 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped
• ▢ lime zest for garnish

Instructions

• Place chicken into slow cooker. Sprinkle with garlic and onions.
• Mix together all the honey, seasonings, salsa, green chilies and water.
• Pour over chicken.
• Cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
• Shred chicken and then add in lime juice, lime zest and fresh cilantro.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 277kcal (14%) Carbohydrates: 7g (2%) Protein: 19g (38%) Fat: 19g (29%) Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g Monounsaturated Fat: 8g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 111mg (37%) Sodium: 244mg (11%) Potassium: 292mg (8%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 5g (6%) Vitamin A: 441IU (9%) Vitamin C: 2mg (2%) Calcium: 24mg (2%) Iron: 1mg (6%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Main Dish

Cuisine:Chicken

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