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Chicken breasts with diced red onion and red chilli in slow cooker pot.
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5 from 6 votes

Slow Cooker Chilli Lime Chicken

A zesty slow cooker chilli lime chicken recipe full of flavour, great with rice or tacos.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Slow Cooker
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings 3
Calories 347kcal

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

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

Notes

Sides
Serve with a squeeze of fresh lime juice and chopped fresh coriander. Delicious with coconut rice (for a quick version of this, use a tin of coconut milk, plus a little water, to cook your rice).

Nutrition

Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 144mg | Sodium: 1271mg | Potassium: 976mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 27.5mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1.5mg