Crockpot Mexican Chicken Stew over Cilantro Rice

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Crockpot Mexican Chicken Stew over Cilantro Rice

Crockpot Mexican Chicken Stew over Cilantro Rice

Counts as: 1 Meal Protein + Veggies  |  Servings: 3

Ingredients:

For your Enchilada Chicken
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lb chicken breast
  • ½ cup chicken/vegetable broth (use a little more if you want it more “soupy”)
  • 1 (14 oz) diced tomatoes
  • 1 yellow onion, sliced or diced
  • ½ (14 oz) jar of roasted red peppers
  • 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and smashed (just smash it was the side of a knife)
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • pepper, to taste
For your cilantro rice
  • 3-4 tablespoons cilantro, diced
  • 1 head of cauliflower (OR 1 bag or cauli-crumbles)
  • ½ lime, juiced squeezed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • pinch of salt

Directions:

  1. Pull out your hand dandy crockpot.
  2. Just throw all your crockpot ingredients into the crockpot. Mix around. Turn on high for 3.5-4 hours or until your chicken is shredded with two forks.
  3. When your crockpot only has about 30 minutes to go, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  4. Pull out a baking dish to prepare your cauliflower. Pull off all the leaves and cut off the stem, then dice your cauliflower into smaller florets and place in baking dish ** or use pre-diced cauliflower instead**
  5. Spritz with olive oil and sprinkle 1/4 tsp salt. Put in oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.
  6. **Skip this step if using pre-diced cauliflower** Once the cauliflower is done cooking, grab your food processor with the shredding attachment. Add cauliflower and rice it up!
  7. Add riced cauliflower to a bowl. Chop your cilantro and add that right into your rice. Squeeze some lime juice over the top and mix together.
  8. Once your chicken is all cooked in your crockpot, take a fork and shred the chicken directly in the crockpot. Then pour ingredients over cauliflower rice.