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Spicy Slow-Cooker Chicken with Lime, Basil & Mint
Tender chicken melts into a fragrant broth laced with fish sauce, brown sugar, and Thai chiles, then bright lime juice, mint, and basil cut through the richness while crisp carrots add fresh crunch.
- Total
- 3 hr 15 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 3 hr
- Serves
- 12
Nutrition per Serving
- Calories
- 157
- Protein
- 24g
- Carbs
- 8g
- Fat
- 3g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 4g
- Sodium
- 482mg
Ingredients
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 shallots, very thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup fish sauce (see Tips)
- 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 2-4 Thai chiles, very thinly sliced, or 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
- 4 pounds skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts
- 2 cups julienned or grated carrots
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/3 cup sliced fresh mint
- 1/3 cup sliced fresh basil
Instructions
- Combine broth, shallots, fish sauce, brown sugar, chiles (or crushed red pepper) and lime zest in a 6-quart slow cooker. Nestle chicken meat-side down in the broth. Cook on High for 3 hours or Low for 6 hours.
- Remove the chicken to a clean cutting board. Discard the skin and shred the meat. Return the chicken to the slow cooker and stir in carrots, lime juice, mint and basil.