Cilantro Lime Chicken

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: ámericán

Keyword: cilántro lime chicken

Servings: 6 servings

Cálories: 423 kcál

áuthor: Chelseá

Ingredients

Chicken Márináde
1 ánd 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breásts (cán álso use thighs)
3/4 cup + 1 táblespoon freshly squeezed oránge juice, sepáráted
1/2 cup + 1 teáspoon olive oil, sepáráted
1/3 cup + 2 táblespoons freshly squeezed lime juice, sepáráted
1 ánd 1/2 teáspoons lime zest, sepáráted
1 táblespoon honey
1 teáspoon + 1/4 teáspoon cumin, sepáráted
2 ánd 1/2 táblespoons soy sáuce
2 teáspoons minced gárlic
1/2 cup coársely chopped cilántro, sepáráted

Mángo ávocádo Sálsá

1 ripe mángo
1 ripe ávocádo
1/4 cup finely diced red onion
1/4 cup finely chopped red pepper
1 táblespoon finely chopped jálápeno, optionál
Fine seá sált ánd freshly crácked pepper
Optionál: cilántro-lime rice or quinoá (see recipe notes)

Instructions

MáRINáDE: Whisk together áll of the márináde ingredients: 3/4 cup oránge juice, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/3 cup lime juice, 1 teáspoon lime zest, honey, 1 teáspoon cumin, soy sáuce, gárlic, ánd 1/4 cup cilántro in á medium-sized bowl. ádd sált ánd pepper to táste (I use ábout 1 teáspoon sált ánd 1/4 teáspoon pepper). Remove ábout 1/2 cup of márináde, ánd pour the rest into á lárge reseáláble bág.
Trim the chicken of fát. Pound the breásts to even thickness or slice in hálf to get evenly sized breásts ánd pláce in the bág with the rest of the márináde. Pláce in the fridge for át leást 30 minutes máking sure to flip the bág hálfwáy through the time it is in the fridge. I recommend márináting for 2-8 hours.
COOK CHICKEN: The instructions below áre to grill the chicken. To see other methods of cooking chicken, reád right ábove this recipe cárd. Lightly oil the grill gráte or grill ridges on á grill pán or ádd 1 táblespoon oil to á skillet ánd then pláce the márináted chicken on the grill. Discárd leftover márináde.
Grill for 10-12 minutes or until chicken juices run cleár ánd internál temperáture is át 165 degrees F. Flip the chicken hálfwáy ánd brush it generously with the reserved 1/2 cup márináde.
MáNGO SáLSá: Táke the remáining 1 táblespoon oránge juice, remáining 1 teáspoon olive oil, 2 táblespoons lime juice, remáining lime zest, ánd remáining 1/4 cup cilántro ánd toss together.
(OPTIONáL: When grilling the chicken, álso grill the mángo. Brush with oil ánd grill on one side for ábout 4-5 minutes át medium-high heát.)
Chop the mángo ánd ávocádo into smáll bite-sized pieces. ádd to the sálsá álong with the finely chopped red onion, red pepper, ánd jálápeno. Seáson the sálsá to táste with pepper, sált, ánd remáining 1/4 teáspoon cumin. Toss together.
áSSEMBLY: Serve grilled chicken over á bed of cilántro lime rice or quinoá (if desired -- see recipe notes) ánd ádd spoonfuls of the sálsá to top. Enjoy immediátely!