Crock-Pot Barbecue Lime Chicken

Sweet yet zesty this mouthwatering Crock-Pot Barbecue Lime Chicken will have you coming back for more. Chicken breasts or thighs are slow cooked for hours in your favorite BBQ sauce with the addition of fresh lime zest and juice!

Slow Cooker Barbecue Lime Chicken

I am in love with this recipe and my kids were begging for seconds! This recipe is so simple yet, the addition of fresh lime juice and zest adds a lovely zip to the slow cooked chicken and your favorite bottled barbecue sauce.

This recipe only has three ingredients but it is packed full of flavor. We served our pulled BBQ chicken on hamburger buns with a side of oven baked waffle fries for a kid friendly dinner. There was just a little bit of the zippy chicken leftover after dinner and I warmed it up in the microwave the next day, wrapped it up in a tortilla and topped it off with some shredded lettuce and a little shredded cheddar cheese for an amazing wrap for lunch the next day.

Another perk of this flavorful recipe is that is a super easy slow cooker freezer meal. The full freezer meal instructions can be found in the notes section of the recipe below, but basically you dump the chicken, BBQ sauce and lime juice and zest in a freezer bag and freeze it. Thaw or partially thaw when you are ready to cook. Easy peasy!

Crock-Pot Barbecue Lime Chicken Recipe

Heidi Kennedy

This simple 3 ingredient recipe will have your mouth smiling with the bright pop of flavor of lime zest and juice that pairs perfectly with barbecue sauce. Serve in buns, rolls or as a wrap for dinner or lunch any day of the week! Even better, this recipe can be made into a slow cooker freezer meal!

4.20 from 20 votes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 4 hrs

Total Time 4 hrs 10 mins

Course Entrée, Freezer Meals

Cuisine American

Servings 6 Servings

Calories 278 kcal

Ingredients

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• 2 Pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts or Thighs
• 16 Ounces Bottled Barbecue Sauce
• 2 Medium Limes (Zested And Juiced)

Instructions

• Place the boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs in the bottom of a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker.
• In a small mixing bowl mix together the barbecue sauce, lime zest and lime juice together quickly and then pour over the chicken in the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours or until the chicken in cooked through and no longer pink inside.
• Remove chicken pieces from slow cooker and place on a plate and shred the meat using 2 forks.
• Return shredded chicken back to sauce in the slow cooker and stir quickly to combine meat with sauce.
• Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Freezer Meal Notes: Add chicken breasts or thighs to a gallon sized zippered freezer bag, add barbecue sauce, lime juice and lime zest. Lay bag on a flat surface and push extra air out of bag and zip seal. Squish the bag a little bit with your hands to mix the lime into the barbecue sauce. Label bag with recipe name, ingredients and cooking instructions Freezer Meal Cooking Instructions: Place bag on a plate in refrigerator and let thaw (at least partially) overnight – OR – place frozen bag in a sink of cold water for 1 hour until the ingredients in bag is partially thawed. Dump contents of freezer bag in a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours if fully thawed or 5 to 7 hours if partially thawed or until chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink inside. Remove chicken pieces from slow cooker and place on a plate. Shred chicken meat with two forks and place shredded chicken back into slow cooker. Stir quickly to coat chicken with sauce and serve. Nutrition information is for the meat only and does not include any buns, wraps, etc. that you may serve it on.

Nutrition

Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 863mg | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin C: 9.9mg

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