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Cilantro Lime Chicken

Easy peasy dinner that turns into three meals without breaking a sweat. This is the kind of recipe that quietly earns its place in the rotation—and stays there.
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0 minutes
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine Mexican

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot
  • 1 Crock Pot
  • 1 mixer hand or stand--both will work

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 whole onions, roughly chopped any color works--optional
  • 2 lbs boneless chicken frozen or fresh, breasts or thighs
  • 1-2 TBS Taco Seasoning Mix recipe linked
  • 1 bunch cilantro, roughly chopped stems removed
  • 3-5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 c salsa fresh or jarred
  • 2-4 limes

Instructions
 

  • Place onions and chicken in bottom of cooking vessel.
  • Sprinkle Taco Seasoning over the top.
  • Place roughly chopped cilantro on top.
  • Mix minced garlic with salsa & pour over the top.
  • Cook 4 hours on high, 6-8 hours on low in crock pot. Or in the Instant Pot, 15 minutes on high pressure for fresh chicken & 30 minutes for frozen chicken.
  • Add in freshly squeezed lime juice.
  • Shred cooked chicken with two forks or mixer. See notes in blog post.

Notes

You can add the lime juice in before or after cooking. I prefer doing it after because it gives more of a punch. You can also add in lime zest for an even zestier flavor.