High Protein Slow Cooker Sweet Cilantro Chicken - PSMF, Low Carb

Making this high protein slow cooker sweet cilantro chicken is a quick way to add extra protein to your diet. Only a handful of ingredients and time in a slow cooker, this healthy pulled chicken recipe could not be any easier!

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Crockpot cilantro chicken

One of the greatest parts of this recipe is just how easy it is! You only need a couple of ingredients and a slow cooker to create this healthy, low carb, high protein dinner.

Fun Fact: Did you know that the crock-pot (originally called the Naxon Beanery) was created by Irving Naxon in 1936, after watching his mother prepare a traditional Jewish dish in the oven. It took him over 4 years to get the patent but it wasn't until Rival bought the patent in 1970 and renamed it "crock-pot" that it became popular!

I always find it interesting how things are invented and what it takes for a product to catch on. Today, I am not sure you could find a single American household that does not have some version of a slow cooker!

What's to love about this Low Carb Slow Cooker Chicken

Aside from the fact that this slow cooker sweet cilantro chicken requires only a slow cooker, there are several other facts that make this one of Mr. Grumbles and I "go-to" dinners:

• Set it and Forget it - I can dump everything in my all-in-one and walk away. There is nothing better than coming home from work and having your dinner waiting and ready to be eaten
• Healthy - Only wholesome ingredients are used to make this crockpot cilantro chicken
• Easy to modify - You can easily swap out the ingredients for whatever you have on hand - chicken thighs can replace the chicken breast meat and regular salsa can replace the salsa verde
• Use shortcuts - If you don't have any homemade salsa verde, you can always buy canned or jarred salsa verde at the grocery store.

Health benefits of cilantro

Although some people can't stand the taste of cilantro (this is due to their genetic makeup which makes cilantro taste like soap!), eating more cilantro is actually good for your health.

Not only is raw cilantro low in calories (1 cup raw cilantro greens provides 16 calories), but it is also rich in folate. Folate is important for making DNA and RNA, and regulating homocysteine levels but is also necessary for protein metabolism. Keeping lower levels of homocysteine may actually prevent arterial wall damage as well as decrease the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Cilantro is also high in Vitamin K which is important
for blood clotting, heart health and bone health. Finally, cilantro is high in Vitamin C which is an antioxidant and helps with wound healing.

Slow Cooker Sweet Cilantro Chicken Tips

There are only a couple of key points for this chicken recipe to keep in mind:

• Make sure to cover the chicken with the salsa to keep it moist
• If you have an extra 30 minutes, you can first use the velveting technique to ensure perfect moist chicken
• Feel free to add more salt, pepper or spiciness to the dish

Making this a Keto Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe

As written, this recipe is lower in fat and higher in protein than is suitable for a keto diet. The great thing about following a keto diet is that adding fat to a dish is ridiculously easy. Here are some ways of converting this into a keto sweet cilantro chicken instead of a low-fat chicken recipe:

• use chicken thigh meat which contains about 3 times more fat than chicken breast meat
• after the chicken has cooked and the sauce has thickened, add in some full-fat cream cheese
• top the chicken with some sour cream and cheddar cheese
• add some avocado on top when serving
• stir in some butter for a creamier taste

Ways to eat cilantro chicken

Since I end up working really late some nights, I will just plop some leftover chicken in a bowl and eat it with a fork! However, if you have some extra time, you can always top a Keto Winter Salad with Roasted Squash and Tahini Dressing or simply a bowl of lettuce with the chicken. You could also serve it over Easy Keto Coconut Riced Cauliflower or wrap it in a 4-Ingredient High Protein Crepe Recipe

More Keto Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes

After you have tried this keto sweet cilantro chicken, you may want to try the following:

• Keto Pulled Alabama Chicken - Pressure Cooker or Slow Cooker
• Keto Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Recipe - Paleo and Whole30 Options
• The BEST Slow Cooker Keto Chicken Marsala

More PSMF Slow Cooker Recipes

IF you are following a protein-sparing modified fasting diet, here are some other recipes you may want to check out!

• High Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies - PSMF
• The EASIEST Zero Carb Pizza Crust Recipe - PSMF
• Quick and Easy Salmon Teriyaki Poke - PSMF recipe
• Easy High Protein Chipotle Chicken Skewers - PSMF and Keto
• PSMF Birthday Cake Protein Bars

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