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February 21, 2019

Slow Cooker Fiesta Lime Chicken

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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--shredded chicken with a creamy, flavorful sauce that's made in your slow cooker. An easy dinner for any night of the week. 

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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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--shredded chicken with a creamy, flavorful sauce that's made in your slow cooker. An easy dinner for any night of the week. 

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.

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Slow Cooker Fiesta Lime Chicken


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5 from 2 reviews

  • Author: Karen Petersen
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4-6 hours on low
  • Total Time: 40 minute
  • Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
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Shredded chicken with a creamy, flavorful sauce that’s made in your slow cooker. An easy dinner for any night of the week.


Ingredients

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  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (frozen or thawed)
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup picante sauce or salsa
  • 1 tsp cajun seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/8 tsp dried dill weed
  • 1/8 tsp cumin
  • 1 fresh lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. Remove the chicken and discard the broth. Shred the chicken and add it back into the slow cooker.
  3. In a bowl stir together the mayo, sour cream, picante sauce, cajun seasoning, parsley, dill and cumin. Stir the sauce into the chicken.
  4. 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.*

  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Slow Cooker

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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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*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.

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7 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Chicken, Dump and Go, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Slow Cooker

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  1. RaDonna says

    December 10, 2019 at 10:44 am

    Loved it! Making a larger batch next time just so we can have leftovers.

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    • Karen says

      December 10, 2019 at 11:56 am

      I love this one too RaDonna!

      Reply
  2. Sneeks says

    March 31, 2019 at 6:00 pm

    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.

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      April 8, 2019 at 3:43 pm

      The sauce is my fave!!!

      Reply
  3. 4boys2dogs says

    March 10, 2019 at 10:45 am

    So yummy!! The whole family enjoyed this!

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      March 11, 2019 at 2:21 pm

      Hooray!!

      Reply
  4. Nancy Benck says

    February 21, 2019 at 3:47 pm

    A keeper recipe for my family!

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