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Paleo Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken

Jenn Bare's slow-cooker mains. About 6-8 hours in the crock, serves 6-8.

ApplianceSlow Cooker
Cook6-8 hours
Serves6-8
Jenn BareWritten byJenn Bare
Paleo Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken

Method

Step by step

  1. 01

    Wash chicken under cold tap water then dry with paper towels.

  2. 02

    Coat chicken evenly as possible with dry spices.

  3. 03

    In a blender, combine lime juice, cilantro, garlic, and olive oil, mixing until smooth.

  4. 04

    Cut 1 lime in 1/2, dust with chili powder, and place in chicken cavity.

  5. 05

    Place bird in large enough plastic zip bag or crock pot liner bag and pour wet marinade over it, making sure to coat all of the bird.

  6. 06

    Let chicken marinate overnight…Worth the wait!

  7. 07

    Place chicken in crock along with any marinade.

  8. 08

    Cover and crock on LOW 6 -8 hours.

Tagged

chickenhealthymexicanpaleo

Originally published on getcrocked.com.

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Jenn Bare

Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.

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