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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.Cilantro Lime Chicken #freezermeals101 #freezercooking #chickenrecipes #whatsfordinner 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

collage of cilantro lime chicken with corn and black beans in the freezer bag, crockpot and on a tortillaAssembly 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. close up of cilantro lime chicken with corn and black beans on a tortilla with guacamole, sour cream and salsa

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.

labelled freezer bag with cilantro lime chicken, corn and black beans

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.

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:

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Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos
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Freezer to Crock Pot Beef Stew close up of crockpot beef stew