# Chipotle Lime Chicken Pasta

A high-protein, low-calorie chipotle lime chicken pasta dish that is easy to make in a slow cooker for meal prepping.

- Servings: 9 servings
- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1120 g boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 196 g chipotles peppers in adobo
- 40 g honey
- 120 g red enchilada sauce
- 1 yellow onion
- 3 bell peppers
- 0.5 Tbsp tajin
- 2 Tbsp salt
- to taste garlic powder
- to taste cumin
- to taste pepper
- 2 limes
- 1 large handful chopped cilantro
- 672 g pasta of choice
- 240 g 0% Greek yogurt
- 227 g light sour cream
- 360 g fat free ultrafiltered milk
- 227 g reduced fat mozzarella

## Instructions

1. To your slow cooker, add boneless, skinless chicken thighs, diced yellow onions, red bell peppers, canned chipotles in adobo, honey, red enchilada sauce, tahini, cumin, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt.
2. Let that cook for 3-4 hours on high or 4-5 hours on low.
3. Once cooked, the chicken should fall apart easily.
4. Add in chopped cilantro, and the juice and zest of two limes.
5. Pour over half-cooked pasta, add light sour cream, fat-free Greek yogurt, and milk.
6. Cover for 15 to 20 minutes to let the pasta finish cooking.
7. Top off with shredded mozzarella.
8. Portion into nine equally sized servings and store frozen.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- microwave

## Tips

- Use FAGE or similar thickness Greek yogurt to prevent splitting when added to hot food.
- Cook pasta for half of the package time before adding to the slow cooker.
- To reheat: microwave (covered) for 3-4 minutes, mix, add a splash of milk or water, microwave another 2-3 minutes until heated through.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQAJOwnATHY/?igsh=bzFwNnp3ZmZ2dTA=
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/248eef7e-1eb4-4dfb-8121-ee43e6da67b9
- Extracted: 2026-05-02

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