Slow Cooker Fiesta Lime Chicken—shredded chicken with a creamy, flavorful sauce that’s made in your slow cooker. An easy dinner for any night of the week.
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Slow Cooker Fiesta Lime Chicken
I’ve been making the sauce that goes on this chicken for many years. I like to spoon it over grilled chicken in the summer. I also like to eat it as a chip dip. It is seriously so scrumptious. This time I stirred the sauce into shredded chicken so the chicken would be coated completely with flavor. It worked perfect. My family was mad that there weren’t any leftovers.
This Slow Cooker Fiesta Lime Chicken could be good served in many ways. You could eat in on a toasted bun or over rice. And if you’re trying to eat low carb you could wrap it up in lettuce or serve it over salad.
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What Slow Cooker Did You Use?
To make Slow Cooker Fiesta Lime Chicken I used my Ninja Auto-iQ 6 Quart Slow Cooker.* My favorite feature of this slow cooker is that it has a stove top function. This is perfect for sauteing or browning before you slow cook. This slow cooker has four manual cooking functions: slow cook, stove top sear/Saute, steam, and bake.
Slow Cooker Fiesta Lime Chicken
- Total Time: 5 minute
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Shredded chicken with a creamy, flavorful sauce that’s made in your slow cooker. An easy dinner for any night of the week.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (frozen or thawed)
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup picante sauce or salsa
- 1 tsp cajun seasoning
- ½ tsp dried parsley
- ⅛ tsp dried dill weed
- ⅛ tsp cumin
- 1 fresh lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Pour chicken broth into slow cooker. Add in the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours for thawed chicken and 5-6 hours for frozen chicken.
- Remove the chicken and discard the broth. Shred the chicken and add it back into the slow cooker.
- In a bowl stir together the mayo, sour cream, picante sauce, cajun seasoning, parsley, dill and cumin. Stir the sauce into the chicken.
- Squeeze one lime wedge over each serving of chicken. You can serve this chicken over rice, on buns or in lettuce wraps.
Notes
I used my Ninja Auto-iQ 6 Quart Slow Cooker.*
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4-6 hours on low
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Slow Cooker
*Karen Petersen is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
Loved it! Making a larger batch next time just so we can have leftovers.
I love this one too RaDonna!
5 stars for the sauce, will definitely use again . I used salsa because i didn’t have picante on hand. The addition of dill and sour cream were a nice match. I seasoned the chicken with salt, pepper, and cumin before placing it in the crockpot. Used the leftover broth to cook the rice.
★★★★★
The sauce is my fave!!!
So yummy!! The whole family enjoyed this!
★★★★★
Hooray!!
A keeper recipe for my family!