Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad

Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad is an easy slow cooker recipe. It is filled with tender chicken, seasonings, black beans and corn. The Cilantro Lime Dressing is delicious on this salad and pulls all of the flavors together. This chicken mixture can also be used in flour tortillas for delicious tacos.

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Ingredients Needed for Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad:

Chicken breast 

Salsa

Lime juice

Taco seasoning

Garlic

Cilantro

Black beans

Corn

Toppings:

Cheddar cheese

Sour cream

Tomatoes

Lettuce

Spicy Guacamole 

Tortilla chips, crumbled

Cilantro Lime Dressing

Instructions for Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad:

1. Place thawed chicken breasts in slow cooker. 

2. Mix salsa, lime juice, taco seasoning, garlic, and cilantro. Pour over chicken and cook on low for 8 hours. 

3. When chicken is cooked, shred the chicken (shred chicken inside the slow cooker or remove and shred). Then, replace shredded chicken, add drained and rinsed black beans and drained corn. Mix well and replace slow cooker lid to heat through. 

4. Serve on a plate or in bowls. Serve as pictured above-then, mix and allow people to take what they want or serve buffet style-make your own salad with all of the ingredients separated. Top with sour cream, guacamole, crushed tortilla chips and cilantro lime dressing, if desired.

Enjoy!!

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Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad

A delicious and easy chicken dinner recipe that is full of flavor.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword chicken, Easy Dinner Recipes, Easy Family Recipes, Easy Salad Recipes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 8 hours

Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes

Servings 6

Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

• 2-2½ pounds chicken breast
• 2 cups salsa
• 2 ounces lime juice freshly squeezed
• 2 tbsps taco seasoning
• 1 large clove garlic minced
• ½ cup cilantro leaves chopped
• 1 15 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
• 1 15 ounce can corn drained

Toppings:

• cheddar cheese grated
• sour cream
• guacamole
• tortilla chips broken
• tomatoes diced
• lettuce chopped
• Cilantro Lime Dressing

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine salsa, lime juice, taco seasoning, minced garlic, and cilantro. Mix well.

2. Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker and top with above mixture. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

3. After the 8 hours or just before (as long as the chicken has cooked through), remove the chicken and shred it.

4. Place shredded chicken back into the slow cooker and stir to combine.

5. Add drained and rinsed black beans and drained corn to the slow cooker and stir to combine. Replace the lid and let the mixture heat through while you prepare the toppings. (I like to make the dressing the day before or earlier in the day to allow time to chill).

6. Allow your guest to build their own salad with the meat mixture, dressing and toppings.

7. Serve as a salad or in flour torillas as tacos. Enjoy!

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