Cilantro Lime Chicken with Corn and Black Beans

We’ve been making this cilantro lime chicken for quite a few years now. It’s such a pretty freezer meal in the bag. This makes it pretty satisfying once you’ve assembled it and can stand back and admire your work! That may sound silly, but every time, I always comment on how pretty it is. This is a freezer to crockpot® meal. It’s easy and delicious. With so many colorful ingredients, it’s healthy too!

Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe:

• 3 large chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cubed
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 cup cilantro, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 19 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 12 oz. can kernel corn, drained
• 1 purple onion, minced
• 1 tsp. chipotle spice
• dash salt and pepper

Assembly instructions:

1. Cube the chicken and add it to a large resealable freezer bag.
2. Add the olive oil, lime juice, cilantro, garlic cloves, drained black beans and corn, minced purple onions, and seasonings.
3. Remove the excess air from the bag and seal. Freeze. 

Cooking instructions (Crock Pot):

1. On the day of cooking, take out of the freezer to thaw.
2. Dump the bag contents into a slow cooker. Cook on high for 4-5 hours.
3. Serve on flour tortillas with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.

Cooking instructions (Oven):

1. Thaw.
2. Bake in 350° oven for one hour.

Isn’t that freezer bag pretty?!

Your family will really enjoy this fresh-tasting cilantro lime chicken freezer meal. And you’ll love how easy it is to get supper on the table.

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Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: chicken, crock pot

Servings: 6

Calories: 572 kcal

Ingredients

• 3 large chicken breasts boneless and skinless, cubed
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 lime juiced
• 1 cup cilantro chopped
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 19 oz. can black beans rinsed and drained
• 12 oz. can kernel corn drained
• 1 purple onion minced
• 1 tsp. chipotle spice
• dash salt and pepper

Instructions

Assembly instructions:

1. Cube the chicken and add to a large resealable freezer bag.

2. Add the olive oil, lime juice, cilantro, garlic cloves, drained black beans and corn, minced purple onions, and seasonings.

3. Remove the excess air from the bag and seal. Freeze.

Cooking instructions:

1. On the day of cooking, take out of the freezer to thaw.

2. Dump the bag contents into a slow cooker. Cook on high for 4-5 hours.

3. Serve on flour tortillas with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.

Check out some of our other freezer to slow cooker meals:

Beef Curry Freezer Meal 

Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos

Freezer to Crock Pot Beef Stew