Cilantro-Lime Chicken

Mexican food is basically a staple in our household. During our first couple of years of marriage, before I really had this cooking thing figured out, we ate fajitas and quesadillas several times a week. I actually kind of miss it - we would make some pretty amazing fajita quesadillas! Maybe we should make some soon...

Anyway, I've found a couple of recipes to incorporate our love of mexican food into our OAMC rotation. They're both equally delicious and they're both made in the crockpot, so the effort is minimal. YAY!

I'll go ahead and share one now, but save the other for later to keep you coming back for more. :) Prepare yourself for some DELICIOUS tacos! 

Yes, there is an excessive amount of salsa on this taco... but that's how I like it! 

Cilantro-Lime Chicken
2 cups prepared Salsa (the beauty of this is that you can choose whatever level of spice you like!)
1 (1.25 oz) package taco seasoning
1 lime
3 TBSP chopped fresh cilantro
3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts

To Prepare for today:
1. Place chicken breasts in the crockpot, combine salsa, taco seasoning and cilantro in a small bowl and pour over chicken. Squeeze lime juice over the mixture. (I usually squeeze out all of the lime juice, then throw the lime halves into the crockpot too, just to add a little extra lime-y flavor.)
2. Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours. Shred with two forks and serve with tortillas, cheese, sour cream, etc...

To Freeze:
1. Place all ingredients in freezer safe bag. Squeeze lime juice on top, then throw in those empty halves.
2. Cook and serve just as you would in the directions above!

This really is wonderfully juicy and delicious! And so easy too, right? Not very many ingredients, but they all come together beautifully! I always serve it as tacos, but you could definitely serve it over rice too - they're seriously that juicy! Or make some rice and beans and use it for burritos! There are lots of options and I highly doubt that you'll be disappointed with any of them.

The other beautiful part of this recipe is the speed with which it comes together on the day that we do our big cook. All you do is dump the ingredients in the bag and put it in the freezer! So quick and easy! I've been using this in our rotation since my very first try at OAMC and I imagine that won't be changing any time in the foreseeable future!