How to Make Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken | Chicken Recipes | Allrecipes.com

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier with a higher smoke point.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken thighs

Bone-in thighs are often cheaper and flavorful.

Add 16 oz of your favorite salsa to the slow cooker.

Add 1.25 oz package of taco seasoning mix to the salsa.

Squeeze the juice of 1 lime into the mixture.

Add 3 tbsp of chopped fresh cilantro.

Add 3 lbs of skinless boneless chicken breast halves and stir to coat with the salsa mixture.

(Optional) Add a can of black beans and a bag of Frozen whole kernel corn.

Cover the slow cooker, set on high, and cook until the chicken is very tender, about 4 hours.

Once the chicken is tender, shred it with two forks and mix it with the cooking sauce.

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