Crockpot Mexican Chicken

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Crockpot Mexican Chicken could be a great recipe to try. For $1.45 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 173 calories. This recipe serves 6. Many people really liked this Mexican dish. 248 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up chili powder, bbq sauce, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Jo Cooks. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 47%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Crockpot Mexican Chicken, Creamy Crockpot Mexican Chicken, and Cheesy Crockpot Shredded Mexican Chicken.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 210 minutes

 

Ingredients:

½ tsp chili powder

½ tsp coriander

1 tsp cumin

5 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp canned green chilies

½ cup taco sauce

juice from one lime

1 tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless

2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth

Equipment:

frying pan

slow cooker

Cooking instruction summary:

In a skillet cook the onion with the olive oil until tender. Add garlic and cumin, coriander, chili powder, salt and pepper and stir. Deglaze the skillet with the chicken broth. Add green chilies, taco sauce and lime juice and bring to a boil.Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper and add to the crockpot. Pour the sauce over the chicken.Cook on high for 3.5 hours or low for about 5 hours.

 

Step by step:


1. In a skillet cook the onion with the olive oil until tender.

2. Add garlic and cumin, coriander, chili powder, salt and pepper and stir. Deglaze the skillet with the chicken broth.

3. Add green chilies, taco sauce and lime juice and bring to a boil.Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper and add to the crockpot.

4. Pour the sauce over the chicken.Cook on high for 3.5 hours or low for about 5 hours.


Nutrition Information:

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173k Calories
16g Protein
4g Total Fat
16g Carbs
5% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
173k
9%

Fat
4g
7%

  Saturated Fat
0.78g
5%

Carbohydrates
16g
5%

  Sugar
10g
11%

Cholesterol
48mg
16%

Sodium
862mg
37%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
16g
34%

Vitamin B3
8mg
41%

Selenium
24µg
36%

Vitamin B6
0.65mg
33%

Phosphorus
178mg
18%

Vitamin C
13mg
16%

Potassium
418mg
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
12%

Magnesium
29mg
7%

Vitamin A
332IU
7%

Manganese
0.13mg
7%

Vitamin B2
0.1mg
6%

Vitamin E
0.84mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
5%

Iron
0.84mg
5%

Zinc
0.59mg
4%

Fiber
0.98g
4%

Copper
0.07mg
3%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Calcium
29mg
3%

Folate
10µg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.15µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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