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Pulled Chicken with Cilantro Lime
20 min prep time
3 hr cook time
4servings
Recipe by
Emily Weeks, RDN, LD
Photo by
Emily Weeks, RDN, LD
How to Make Pulled Chicken with Cilantro Lime
Cooking chicken breasts in a slow cooker tenderizes the chicken breast making it easy to pull apart and shredded. This chicken is infused with a spicy lime flavor and is delicious on lettuce leaves or in a tortilla with a side of guacamole and salsa.
20 min prep time
3 hr cook time
4servings
3/4 cup
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
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In a medium bowl, stir together the onion, lime juice, and salt. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature for 3 to 5 hours, while the chicken cooks.
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Place the chicken in a medium slow cooker. Sprinkle with the chili powder and cumin. Pour the chicken broth around the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 5 hours or until chicken reaches a temperature of 165°F.
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Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and using the tines of two forks, shred the chicken. Place the chicken in a bowl and toss with the onion lime mixture. Serve with lime wedges and chopped cilantro sprinkled on top.
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Electric pressure cooker variation: Prepare the onion lime mixture as above. Place the chicken in the pressure cooker. Sprinkle with chili powder and cumin. Pour the chicken broth around the chicken. Secure the lid. Cook on high pressure for 6 minutes. Allow the pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes, then quickly release the remaining pressure. Proceed as above.
Nutrition facts
4 Servings
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Serving Size
3/4 cup
- Amount per serving Calories 150
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
3g
4%
- Saturated Fat 0.5g 3%
- Trans Fats 0g
- Cholesterol 85mg 28%
- Sodium 200mg 9%
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Total Carbohydrate
4g
1%
- Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
- Total Sugars 1g
- Added Sugars 0g 0%
- Protein 26g
- Potassium 440mg 9%
Ingredients
red onion (finely chopped)
1 small
lime juice (fresh-squeezed, plus 2 tbsp)
1/4 cup
Kosher Salt
1/4 tsp
boneless, skinless chicken breasts (all fat discarded)
1 lbs
chili powder
1 tsp
ground cumin
1/2 tsp
low sodium chicken broth (fat-free)
1 cup
lime (cut into wedges for serving)
1 small
cilantro (chopped)
1/4 cup
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