Description
This Crockpot Coconut Lime Chicken is creamy, zesty, and full of flavor. With tender chicken slow-cooked in coconut milk, lime, and spices, it’s an easy, set-and-forget dinner that tastes like comfort food with a tropical twist.
Ingredients
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
1 (14 oz) can coconut milk (full fat or light)
Zest and juice of 2 limes
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (plus more for garnish)
Instructions
Place chicken in the crockpot.
In a bowl, whisk together coconut milk, lime zest and juice, garlic, honey, cumin, salt, and pepper.
Pour mixture over chicken.
Cover and cook on LOW for 5–6 hours or HIGH for 2.5–3 hours.
Stir in cilantro before serving.
Serve over rice and garnish with extra cilantro.
Notes
Chicken thighs make this dish extra tender, but chicken breasts work well too.
Full-fat coconut milk creates a creamier sauce, while light coconut milk keeps it lighter.
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours (on LOW)
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 310 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg