Chipotle-Lime Chicken
"Chipotle-Lime Chicken"
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon minced chipotle chile in adobo
- 7 teaspoons lime juice
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons sugar
- table salt & fresh ground pepper
- 3 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- vegetable oil, for grill rack
directions
- Whisk together chili, 4 teaspoons lime juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, cilantro, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in small bowl.
- Whisk together tablespoon lime juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, teaspoon sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, garlic, and water in medium bowl.
- Place marinade and chicken in gallon-size zipper-lock bag and toss to coat; press out as much air as possible and seal bag.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes, flipping bag after 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, light large chimney starter filled with charcoal about 20 minutes.
- Remove chicken from bag.
- Place chicken on grill, smooth-side down, with thicker side facing coals.
- Cover with disposable pan and cook until bottom of chicken just begins to develop light grill marks, flip chicken and rotate so that thinner side faces coals.
- Cover with disposable pan and continue to cook chicken 6 to 9 minutes longer.
- Cook, uncovered, until dark grill marks appear, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Flip chicken and cook until dark grill marks appear , 1 to 2 minutes longer.
- Transfer chicken to cutting board, let rest, tented with foil, 5 minutes. Slice each breast into 1/4-inch-thick slices and transfer to individual plates.
- Drizzle with reserved sauce and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lik2fish
Wichita, Kansas
