This slow cooker chilli lime chicken recipe is packed with red chilli and lime for Mexican flavours which make this dish so adaptable, serve it with rice or tacos or as pulled chicken.
Throw a few store-cupboard ingredients in your slow cooker in the morning, and return to the house later on to a meal which is ready to eat.
It doesn’t get easier than that.
Simply steam some rice (or use the microwave rice packs which are very convenient) and add some green veggies and you are ready to go.
My slow cooker chilli lime chicken really is as easy as that.
Full of flavour and a rainbow of colour in your pot. If you are short on time, like we all are nowadays, you can still have a delicious, home-cooked meal.
I’m all for shortcuts to a healthy meal when I am busy at work and running around with my kids.
With slow cooker dishes like this, me and my husband can have a tasty meal waiting for us in the evening, with little or no effort.
When I last made this recently, it was a very cold day, and the zingy flavours were just what I needed.
Ingredients
Here’s what you will need for this recipe. Get the quantities in the recipe card below.
- red onion
- garlic – either garlic puree or fresh garlic
- ginger – either ginger puree of fresh ginger
- red chilli – I like to use fresh chilli here as the chopped chilli flesh adds colour
- light soy sauce
- vegetable oil
- red wine vinegar
- lime – for juice and zest
- caster sugar
- chicken breasts
- fresh coriander – as garnish
Instructions
Step by step instructions how to prepare this simple recipe.
- Mix all the ingredients except the chicken breasts together in a bowl.
- Oil the slow cooker pot lightly to prevent sticking.
- Place three chicken breasts in the pot and the other ingredients on top, mix to cover.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hrs or low for 5-6.
Serve with a fresh coriander garnish and squeeze a little more lime juice over the top.
More recipes
If you like this recipe, you may also like my slow cooker chicken saag curry, slow cooker chickpea and paneer curry or my slow cooker chicken pasanda curry. Look out too for my slow cooker Malaysian vegetable curry.
If you love Mexican flavours then Recipes from a Pantry has you covered with her dump and start Instant Pot Mexican Quinoa.
Recipe
Slow Cooker Chilli Lime Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 red onion diced finely
- 1 tsp lazy garlic or 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp lazy ginger chopped, or 2 cm ginger, chopped
- 1 red chilli deseeded and chopped finely
- 9 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp veg oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- juice and zest of half a lime
- 1 tbsp caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 3 chicken breasts
- fresh coriander and lime juice to serve
Equipment
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients except the chicken breasts together in a bowl.1 red onion, 1 tsp lazy garlic, 1 tsp lazy ginger, 1 red chilli, 9 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp veg oil, 1 tbsp red wine vinegar, juice and zest of half a lime, 1 tbsp caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- Oil the slow cooker pot lightly to prevent sticking.
- Place three chicken breasts in the pot and the other ingredients on top, mix to cover.3 chicken breasts
- Cook on high for 3-4 hrs or low for 5-6.
- Serve with a fresh coriander garnish and squeeze a little more lime juice over the top.fresh coriander and lime juice
Eb Gargano says
Oooh, this sounds so good! I love the flavours!! Eb x
Kayleigh says
Looks absolutely delicious! I came home after a long day’s work only to find I’d forgotten to turn the slow cooker on the other day…if I’d made this chilli and lime chicken in there at the time I might have cried…
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Kayleigh! That happens to me too, nearly did it yesterday, so annoying
kerrycooks says
Loving the sound of these bright, zingy flavours Lucy!
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Kerry!
efwalt says
Wow this sounds so simple yet so delicious. Another fab slow cooker recipe to have in my repertoire 🙂
bakingqueen74 says
It should fit nicely in your small slow cooker too Emma!
Stephanie says
This looks amazing, I really need to get myself a slow cooker – thanks for sharing x
bakingqueen74 says
They are so convenient, you must try one one day
Our Little Organic Life says
I’m pescatarian…but my husband isn’t and we both love chilli and lime flavours. I’m also a big fan of slow cooker recipes too, so I might make this for him and put the same marinade on some monkfish to throw in the oven for myself. Thanks!
bakingqueen74 says
I think it would work really well with monkfish, which reminds me, I must get my hands on some, love monkfish
Emily says
You are the slow cooker queen! Love the flavours here xx
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Emily, I wanted something really zingy