How To Make Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken
Perfectly seared outside, this grilled cilantro lime chicken bursts into flavors and juices from the quick and flavorful DIY zesty marinade.
Ingredients
- 2lbschicken breasts,boneless, skinless
- 2tbspolive oil,plus more for grilling
- 2limes,grated zest
- ¼cuplime juice,(about 2 limes)
- 3tbspcilantro,chopped
- ½tspsugar
- ½tspsalt
- ¼tspblack pepper
- ½tspcumin
Instructions
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Place the chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap or wax paper and pound to an even thickness with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
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Mix the olive oil, lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, sugar, salt, pepper, and cumin together in a large bowl. Add the chicken and massage the marinade into the chicken.
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Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes, up to overnight.
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Heat your grill or grill pan to medium high heat and oil the grate with a paper towel.
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Remove the chicken breasts from the refrigerator. Remove them from the marinade and pat them dry with paper towels. Coat the chicken breasts with some olive oil.
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Grill the chicken for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side then let rest for about 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
- Calories: 467.23kcal
- Fat: 27.87g
- Saturated Fat: 6.98g
- Trans Fat: 0.24g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 13.64g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.19g
- Carbohydrates: 5.59g
- Fiber: 1.09g
- Sugar: 1.36g
- Protein: 47.67g
- Cholesterol: 145.15mg
- Sodium: 435.50mg
- Calcium: 42.12mg
- Potassium: 561.97mg
- Iron: 2.14mg
- Vitamin A: 58.15µg
- Vitamin C: 14.51mg
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