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Slow Cooker Queso Chicken and Rice Bowls

A high-protein, low-calorie meal prep dish featuring shredded queso chicken served with cilantro lime rice.

  • Total Time: 6-7 hours (or 3-4 hours on high)
  • Serves 10

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds of chicken
  • 2 packets of taco seasoning
  • 1/2 cup of chipotles in adobo
  • Zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 1/4 cup of bone broth
  • Fat-free cottage cheese (for queso sauce)
  • Cilantro lime rice (prepared for 10 servings)

Instructions

  1. Add 4 pounds of chicken to a slow cooker.
  2. Add 2 packets of taco seasoning to the slow cooker with the chicken.
  3. Add 1/2 cup of chipotles in adobo to the chicken mixture.
  4. Add the zest and juice of one lime to the slow cooker.
  5. Pour 1/4 cup of bone broth into the slow cooker.
  6. Mix all the ingredients in the slow cooker thoroughly.
  7. Cover the slow cooker with a lid and cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
  8. Prepare the queso sauce using fat-free cottage cheese as the base.
  9. Prepare cilantro lime rice for 10 servings.
  10. Serve the shredded queso chicken with the cilantro lime rice.

Recipe Source: “https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQHMiFTDsy0/?igsh=bW5rcjUzcWdyZ3lv"