Queso Chicken Rice Bowls
Directions
- 1Add 4 lbs of chicken breasts to the slow cooker.
- 2Add 2 packets of taco seasoning to the chicken.
- 3Add 1/2 cup of chipotles in adobo to the slow cooker.
- 4Squeeze or zest a lime into the slow cooker.
- 5Pour a quarter cup of chicken bone broth into the slow cooker.
- 6Mix all the ingredients in the slow cooker by hand.
- 7Close the lid and slow cook the chicken for 6-7 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
- 8Shred the cooked chicken.
- 9To make the high-protein queso, add 600g of fat-free cottage cheese to a blender.
- 10Add 100g of Rico's cheddar to the blender.
- 11Add 120g of 1/3 cream cheese to the blender.
- 12Add taco seasoning to the blender.
- 13Add 2 tablespoons of bone broth to the blender.
- 14Prepare 10 servings of cilantro lime rice in individual bowls.
- 15Add the queso chicken mixture on top of the cilantro lime rice.
- 16Garnish with avocado and pico de gallo, then drizzle with more queso sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 lbs chicken
- 2 packets taco seasoning
- 0.5 cup chipotle in adobo
- 1 lime
- 0.25 cup chicken bone broth
- 600 g fat-free cottage cheese
- 100 g Rico's cheddar
- 120 g cream cheese
- 1 taco seasoning
- 2 tbsp bone broth
- 10 servings cilantro lime rice
Equipment
slow cookerblenderbowls
Tips
- Wear gloves when mixing ingredients in the slow cooker to feel like an "absolute superhero."
- Ensure you have the hand strength of an "absolute unit" when squeezing the lime.
- Slow cook the chicken for 6-7 hours on low heat or 3-4 hours on high heat.
- Use fat-free cottage cheese as the base for the cheese sauce to make it high-protein and low-calorie.
- Prepare 10 servings of cilantro lime rice.