Lime Chicken With Peppers
Ready In: 3 hrs 50 mins
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1⁄2 cup chicken broth
- 1⁄4 cup lime juice
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1⁄2 lbs chicken tenders
- 1⁄2 medium red onion, chopped
- 1 red pepper, cut into long strips
- 1 green pepper, cut into long strips
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1⁄2 cup flour (divided)
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1 lb spinach fettuccine, cooked and drained (or regular fettucine noodles)
- cilantro, for garnish
Directions
- Combine garlic, broth, 2 Tbsp lime juice, soy sauce, chicken, red onion, and red and green peppers in slow cooker.
- Stir to coat chicken.
- Cook on low for about 4 hours (depending on how fast your slow cooker cooks).
- In a large skillet, melt butter over low heat.
- As soon as butter is melted sprinkle in 1/4 cup of flour.
- Stir with wire whisk.
- Slowly add in whole milk and stir with whisk; it should be pretty thick.
- Take your measuring cup and dip it in the slow cooker and get about 1/2 cup of the liquid and pour it into the skillet.
- Add in the rest of the flour (another 1/4 cup) and stir.
- Get more liquid from slow cooker and add it into creamy mixture
- Add in about 2 Tbsp to 1/4 cup of lime juice to the cream mixture (depending on how much you like lime).
- Add in the rest of the contents from the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Add in the pasta and coat.
- Serve with cilantro for garnish, if desired.
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