Low Carb Vietnamese Style Chicken

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Course Main Course
Cuisine Vietnamese
Servings 12
Calories 157 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 3 shallots thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar lightly packed
  • 2-4 red Thai chilis very thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 tsp lime zest
  • 4 lbs skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts
  • 2 cups carrots julienned or grated
  • 1/2 cup lime juice
  • 1/3 cup fresh mint sliced
  • 1/3 cup fresh basil sliced

Instructions
 

  • Combine broth, shallots, fish sauce, brown sugar, chiles (or crushed red pepper) and lime zest in a 6-quart slow cooker.
  • Nestle chicken meat-side down in the broth.
  • Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
  • Remove the chicken to a clean cutting board. Discard the skin and shred the meat.
  • Return the chicken to the slow cooker and stir in carrots, lime juice, mint and basil.
  • Enjoy on it's own or divide up into lettuce wraps with Walden Farms dressing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 24gFat: 3gFiber: 1g
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