Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos

Elle Flynn
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

Slow Cooker

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1-1/2 cups corn kernels
  • 15 ounce can of black beans drained & rinsed
  • 1 red onion sliced

Sauce

  • ½ c chicken stock
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ¼ t Real salt
  • ½ t cumin
  • ¼ t ground coriander
  • 1 lime zested & juiced
  • 2 T honey
  • ¼ c packed cilantro leaves

Garnish

  • Tortillas taco size
  • Romaine lettuce chopped
  • Cabbage chopped
  • Pepperjack cheese grated
  • Greek yogurt
  • Grape tomatoes halved
  • Cilantro chopped
  • Onion chopped
  • Radishes chopped
  • Guacamole recipe below

Guacamole

  • 3 avocados ripe
  • ½ small red onion finely chopped
  • 2 roma tomatoes dicked
  • 3 T finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno pepper seeds removed and
  • finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 lime zested and juiced
  • ½ t Real salt

Instructions
 

Slow Cooker

  • In the base of a 6-quart slow cooker, place the chicken breasts, corn, and onion. Using an immersion blender, blend the sauce ingredients and pour over the chicken in the slow cooker.
  • Cover and cook on low for 4 – 5 hours, until chicken is cooked through and falling apart. Shred chicken, then serve in tortillas topped with your favorite garnish(es).

Guacamole

  • Slice the avocados in half, remove the pit, and scoop the meat into a mixing bowl.
  • Mash with a fork as chunky or smooth as you prefer. Add the remaining ingredients and mix together. Taste and adjust seasonings appropriately.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

These recipes were tweaked a bit from the two sites below.. love finding wonderful recipes that need minimal tweaking!
Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos: https://www.eatyourselfskinny.com/cilantro-lime-chicken-tacos/
Guacamole: https://downshiftology.com/recipes/best-ever-guacamole/
Keyword black beans, chicken, cilantro, cilantro lime chicken tacos, corn, cumin, guacamole, lime, recipe

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