Recipe: Cilantro Lime Chicken

Holy deliciousness! I haven't had any of my Crockpot meals make me jump up, turn around and pick a bale of cotton yet. Some of them were good, but not "kick-you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck fantastic" (my Friends obsession is showing). The cilantro lime chicken changed all that. Jump. Turn around. Cotton. Awesome.

I am still searching for my source of a good portion of my recipes and starting to feel bad that credit is not being given where credit is due. Although, I am NOT claiming these recipes as my own. If you've been following my blog, you know about the zucchini fiasco. I am no master chef. Until I find my mystery source, I will keep posting the recipes here.

Cilantro Lime Chicken

6-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 T olive oil
2+ limes, juiced
2 c cilantro
1 large bag of frozen corn
4 minced garlic cloves
1 finely chopped red onion
2 cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
2 t cumin or chipotle powder
Salt and pepper to taste

Take ingredients and split everything into two containers. Mix bag by shaking, seal, label and put in the freezer.

Cooking instructions: Cook in Crockpot on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. Serve with hot tortillas and dress with sour cream, guacamole, and/or cheese.

Review

In retrospect, I don't think that naming this section 'Review' was right. It's not really the review. It's more like a commentary on the process. Ooooh. That rolls right off the tongue, 'Commentary on the Process.' Yes. I am going with that.

Commentary on the Process

I have to say, that this recipe annoyed me when I was making my list. Every other recipe called for X pounds of chicken. This recipe gave me a number. It did NOT fit into my spreadsheet. I do not like it when things do not fit into my spreadsheets. Or my labeled bins. Or alphabetical order. But that's a different story. . . Anyway, to solve this problem, I created another line item: Chicken breast - 6-8 quantity, rather than 4 lbs. It annoyed me. Apparently, it still does.

I did not double this recipe because it already makes two bags. I think next time I will though. It's that good and relatively easy to throw together. I used three limes and the cumin (I didn't have chipotle) and did not finely chop the onion (more of a chunking). TIMESAVER ALERT: I also threw the chicken breasts in whole. The recipe didn't tell me one way or another, so I went the easy route. I will say that this made an awfully pretty bag with the cilantro and red onion and corn. Not that that matters.

Okay, so, took the bag out the night before, threw it in the Crockpot, set it on low, and took my daughter to our first mommy-and-me music class! After work, I got home, turned the pot to warm, got out the cheese, tortillas, and sour cream and sliced some avacado. I then took the lid off the pot and stared at the chicken for a minute, debating whether to shred the chicken or serve it whole. I decided to shred it. It took a minute or two, tops. Definitely no need to chop the chicken before putting it in the bag. Dinner was served.

Ratings

Ease of preparation: B+
Taste: A+
Quantity: Wade and I each had two tacos last night, and there is still a bunch in the fridge. I am guessing at least two more meals.
Notes: Delish. Loved it. DEFINITE redo.