Cilantro-Lime Chicken
For this recipe you will need the following. (makes 4-5 servings)
Ingredients
- 4-5 whole boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 Cup orange juice pulp free
- 1 Cup chicken broth or 1 Tbsp chicken bouillon
- ¼ Cup lime juice fresh is preferred
- 2-3 large garlic cloves roughly chopped
- ½ Cup chopped Cilantro
- 1 15.5 oz can Black Beans
- 1 15.5 oz can Yellow Corn or 1 ½ can Mexicorn
- 1 Tbsp cumin
- Optional Spices:
- 1 Tbsp dry Ranch Mix
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper powder
- Sliced Jalapeño pepper
Instructions
- Prepare:
- Place whole uncut chicken breast in freezer bag. Add drained and rinsed black beans and corn.
- Pour can of chicken broth, orange juice and lime juice into bag and combine well. (if using Chicken bouillon mix with 1 cup water) after all ingredients are combined add remaining spices, cilantro and gently mix. Remove any air from freezer bag and seal tightly
- Cooking Instructions:
- CROCK POT/ SLOW COOKER
- From frozen state remove contents into crock-pot/ slow cooker and add enough water to cover
- bottom with thin layer. Roughly ¼ Cup. Cook on HIGH for 5 hours or until chicken is easy to shred with fork.
- Thawed or freshly made add ingredients into Crock-pot/ slow cooker. Cook on HIGH for 3-4
- hours or cook on LOW for 4-5 hours.
- Serving instructions:
- Serve while hot. Best is served in flour tortillas for burritos or a top salad with low calorie option. Pair with salsa, guacamole and fresh lime.