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July 8, 2015

Slow Cooker Garlic Lime Chicken

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This Garlic Lime Chicken recipe is one of our family favorites.  It’s super simple to get going and it’s loaded with flavor.  Most of the time we serve the chicken and sauce over rice but if you want you can serve with some Asian noodles or just some steamed broccoli.

Easy recipe for slow cooker garlic lime chicken...juicy, tender and flavorful all with just a handful of ingredients
Recipe originally published in July 2009

This recipe is from my first year of blogging and we still love it and eat it all the time. I felt like it needed a little extra time in the limelight so I decided to take some new photos and republish it.  I hope that you’ll try this recipe this week! It only has a few ingredients but it tastes like restaurant quality.

Easy crockpot recipe for garli lime chicken served over brown rice
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Slow Cooker Garlic Lime Chicken


  • Author: Karen
  • Cook Time: 4-6 hours
  • Total Time: 21 minute
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 2 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken thighs (or you can use 6 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed)
  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce or tamari
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 tsp dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 1 Tbsp minute tapioca

Instructions

  1. Place chicken in slow cooker.
  2. Combine the soy sauce, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, mustard, pepper and tapioca in a bowl and whisk until combined.  Pour over chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW 4-6 hours.  Shred up chicken and serve with sauce over rice.

Notes

Ideal slow cooker size:  3 quart

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19 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Chicken, Slow Cooker Tagged With: 5 stars, All Posts, 4-6 hours, 4 stars

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  1. Jackson says

    April 7, 2020 at 6:27 pm

    Is there a version for the Insta Pot?

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    • Karen says

      April 8, 2020 at 7:30 am

      yes: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-garlic-lime-chicken/

      Reply
  2. Brenda says

    November 20, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    I don’t have tapioca either–plus I didn’t think that was THM-FRIENDLY? Would it work to use glucci?

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    • Karen says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:05 pm

      Brenda, I’m not sure what glucci is. You can just leave out the tapioca.

      Reply
  3. Allie Taylor says

    July 8, 2015 at 10:02 am

    Garlic Lime Chicken needed more limelight. Pun intended! 🙂 Great recipe Karen. I know all my boys will love this. Looks like it could be great so many ways….in tacos and burritos….

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  4. Bethany says

    May 4, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    Could something, like cornstarch, be substituted for the tapioca? Don't have that in my pantry.

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    • [email protected] says

      May 5, 2015 at 4:09 am

      yep! you could thicken at the end with cornstarch if you'd like. Just mix 1 Tbsp water with 1 Tbsp or cornstarch and then mix into the sauce. It should thicken in like 10 minutes.

      Reply
  5. Mo says

    September 22, 2014 at 1:22 am

    Can you freeze this recipe and use in the crockpot later? If so would there be any modifications?

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    • [email protected] says

      September 24, 2014 at 4:27 am

      Yes! That would totatlly work. Just add 1-2 hours to the cooking time.

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  6. Char says

    June 27, 2014 at 9:58 pm

    Hi, I made your recipe last night and the sauce was considerably darker than your picture. I was wondering if you did anything different in the recipe to get the sauce in the picture above?

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    • [email protected] says

      June 27, 2014 at 11:05 pm

      Hi Char,
      I probably put the chicken in the crock frozen…that may have made a difference.

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  7. 7aura7 says

    November 2, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    Hmm, I actually did use the low sodium soy sauce when we made it. But next time we do it, I'll mix it with chicken broth as was suggested. Thanks!

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  8. Karen says

    November 2, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    yes, I would use a low sodium soy sauce…that would probably help a lot!

    Reply
  9. 7aura7 says

    October 31, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    I made this with chicken breasts and served it over rice. The chicken was deliciously moist and flavorful, although it bordered on too salty. We couldn't use the sauce at all because of the saltiness. Any tips? Are you supposed to use the sauce when serving?

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    • Anonymous says

      November 2, 2012 at 2:01 am

      Maybe try using low sodium soy sauce? Or a mix of low sodium chicken broth and soy sauce??

      Reply
  10. Adrienne says

    November 11, 2009 at 12:12 am

    Thanks for the info about breasts vs. thighs. Do you recommend not putting them together in the same crockpot meal? Or can that be done successfully?

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  11. Jen says

    July 17, 2009 at 2:06 am

    We had it for dinner tonight and it really was delicious! So easy to make, and so good. I used boneless skinless thighs and cooked it on high for 2 hours and low for 2 hours. They were perfect! Thanks.

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  12. You Are My Fave says

    July 16, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    I definitely want to try this.

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  13. Ioana says

    July 16, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    It looks delicious! I think I'll try it out this Sunday.

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