Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chipotle cilantro lime grilled chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chipotle Lime Chicken - crazy delicious and juicy grilled chicken recipe made with chipotle chili, lime juice, garlic and cilantro! Needless to say, my entire fridge is filled with fresh limes, bunches of cilantro and lots of chicken thighs. Good things happen when you marinate chicken (skin-on please).
Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chipotle cilantro lime grilled chicken using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken:
- Prepare 4 pounds chicken legs- (12 legs)
- Make ready As needed salt and pepper
- Make ready 2 ounces oil
- Prepare 2-3 tablespoons chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (add 2 two start and if you want more add more after you taste it :)
- Make ready 4 cloves garlic
- Take 4 tablespoons cilantro leaves only
- Get 1 each lime- zested first…. then juiced – add both to the marinade
- Take 1 teaspoon oregano
- Take 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- Take 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Get 1/2 teaspoon paprika
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Instructions to make Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken:
- Season chicken legs lightly with salt and pepper.
- Puree (In a blender for 2 minutes) the remaining ingredients and marinade the chicken legs for at least 4 hours up to the day before.
- Take the chicken out of the marinade and reserve the remaining marinade for later
- On a clean and well lubricated grill with a medium to medium high heat grill until the chicken reaches 170 degrees internal temperature.
- As you grill it towards the end, brush with the leftover marinade let cook additional 5 minutes to insure it is fully cooked.
- You also can grill for about 10 minutes and get the color and grill marks. Then finish in A 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until they reach 170 ⁰ F. internal temperature.
This Chipotle Lime Chicken is so easy to make, and you probably already have most all the ingredients. Such a healthy meal, with hardly any preparation. In a medium size bowl, mix together the olive oil, lime juice, soy sauce, cilantro, chipotle chili powder, minced garlic, honey, and salt until. Cilantro Lime Chicken Thighs - This is truly the most AMAZING zesty cilantro-lime marinade ever. And the chicken comes out perfectly juicy and tender.
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