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Pulled Chicken with Cilantro Lime
20 min prep time
3 hr cook time
4servings
Recipe by
Emily Weeks, RDN, LD
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Emily Weeks, RDN, LD
How to Make Pulled Chicken with Cilantro Lime
20 min prep time
3 hr cook time
4servings
3/4 cup
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- 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.
- 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 degrees F.
- 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.
- 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
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Total Fat
3g
- Saturated Fat 0.8g
- Cholesterol 65mg
- Sodium 230mg
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Total Carbohydrate
5g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Total Sugars 2g
- Protein 25g
- Potassium 320mg
- Phosphorous 205mg
Ingredients
red onion (finely chopped)
1 small
lime juice (fresh-squeezed, plus 2 tbsp)
1/4 cup
salt (kosher)
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 (wedges for serving)
1
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