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Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken

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Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken is a juicy Mexican-inspired chicken marinated with cilantro, lime, and garlic. Marinated for hours in a flavorful lime cilantro marinade and then thrown onto the grill, this extra-juicy chicken delivers a punch of irresistible summer flavors! 

Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken

Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken is a juicy Mexican-inspired chicken marinated with cilantro, lime, and garlic. Marinated for hours in a flavorful lime cilantro marinade and then thrown onto the grill, this extra-juicy chicken delivers a punch of irresistible summer flavors! 
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Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cilantro Lime Marinade, Grilled Chicken, Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken, Summer Grilling
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 215kcal
Author: Michelle

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken breasts, thin cut (or use boneless skinless chicken thighs)
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 limes halved
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 jalapeno chopped, optional
  • ¾ cup cilantro chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • ½ teaspoon cumin

Instructions

  • Add oil to a large bowl.  Squeeze limes into bowl, and then leave rinds in the bowl.
  • Add remaining ingredients except for chicken to the bowl.  Stir to combine.
  • Place chicken in bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour. (You can also place chicken breasts in a gallon baggy. Then pour cilantro lime mixture into the bag and marinate in the refrigerator.)
  • When ready to cook, preheat grill.
  • Place chicken breasts on grill and cook, covered on high for 3 minutes. Flip breasts and continue cooking on high for an additional 3 minutes.
  • Reduce grill heat to low and flip chicken again. Cover and continue cooking, 3 minutes more. Flip chicken again and cook 3 more minutes on low, or until a meat thermometer reads 160° when inserted into the thickest part of the meat.

Nutrition

Serving: 1breast | Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 943mg | Potassium: 499mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 10.2mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken is a juicy Mexican-inspired chicken marinated with cilantro, lime, and garlic. Marinated for hours in a flavorful lime cilantro marinade and then thrown onto the grill, this extra-juicy chicken delivers a punch of irresistible summer flavors! 

Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken is a juicy Mexican-inspired chicken marinated with cilantro, lime, and garlic. Marinated for hours in a flavorful lime cilantro marinade and then thrown onto the grill, this extra-juicy chicken delivers a punch of irresistible summer flavors! 

Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken

Last Summer, I decided I just wanted to grill everyday.  No kitchen use for me.  So every meal plan, I would just come up with a bunch of recipes for grilling, and then super simple side dishes or ones that I could prep a big batch and eat all week long like my favorite pizza pasta salad or this deviled egg potato salad.

One of our favorites was this Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken.  It uses just a simple marinade with basic ingredients, then just grill it up! The grilled cilantro lime chicken is delicious by itself just serving it with some rice or black beans. But the main reason we love it is because of how versatile it is.  Hubby loves packing it for lunch the next day in a big chicken taco salad. It's also really good in a tortilla for chicken tacos.  You can even spice it up and throw some fresh chopped jalapenos in the marinade!

Enjoy the weather, and some yummy Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken!

Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken is a juicy Mexican-inspired chicken marinated with cilantro, lime, and garlic. Marinated for hours in a flavorful lime cilantro marinade and then thrown onto the grill, this extra-juicy chicken delivers a punch of irresistible summer flavors! 

 

 
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Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken is a juicy Mexican-inspired chicken marinated with cilantro, lime, and garlic. Marinated for hours in a flavorful lime cilantro marinade and then thrown onto the grill, this extra-juicy chicken delivers a punch of irresistible summer flavors! 

 

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