Photo: Slow Cooker Chipotle-Lime Chicken Thighs Jamaican Rice and Peas Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 4 pounds skinless chicken thighs
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 tablespoon minced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce with 1 teaspoon sauce from can
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- Lime wedges, for garnish
Directions
Arrange onion, celery and carrots in bottom of slow cooker. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and arrange over vegetables.
In a medium bowl, whisk together tomato sauce, lime juice, chipotle chiles with sauce, and garlic. Pour mixture over chicken.
Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours. Serve half of the thighs with this meal (topped with diced avocado and cilantro and garnished with lime wedges) and reserve remaining thighs for another meal.
Jamaican Rice and Peas:
- 2 cups instant white rice
- 1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 (15-ounce) can red beans, drained
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a medium saucepan, combine rice, coconut milk, water, beans, thyme, and lime zest. Set pan over high heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 5 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Fold in scallions and season to taste with salt and pepper.
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By bhkrieger
Asheville, NC
on May 25, 2013
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I loved this recipe. I did not have the canned chipotle peppers so I used chipotle hot sauce. It was great and my sons loved it too.
By jrivera66_4739004
Round Rock, TX
on May 08, 2013
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This dish is very tasty. I was hesitant to try it but wanted to used up some chile adobo that I had in the refrigerator, and I am so glad that I did. The tanginess of the lime is what did it for me as far as taking the flavor to the top, and of course the cilantro and scallions make it delicious, too. I think I'll make a little extra sauce next time as everyone was tipping the crockpot over to get all that they could.
By heidimayer
Park Ridge, IL
on April 27, 2013
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I'm usually disappointed with slow-cooker recipes, as they usually smell wonderful, but taste bland. This was a nice surprise; the dish has some complex, delicious flavors. Not only that, there was no need to sear beforehand; everything just gets put into the slow-cooker at one time, and that's it. (Of course, the rice needs to be prepared separately. My husband LOVED it, and it was the perfect antidote to a tiring day.
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