Chili Lime Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breasts
- ½ cup lime juice fresh
- 2 lime zest
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1/4
- ¼ cup cilantro roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
Instructions
- Clean the chicken by removing fat, slice the chicken breasts in half lengthwise to make them thinner and easier to cook.
- In a bowl combine the lime juice, lime zest, olive oil, cilantro, minced garlic, honey, salt, and chili powder. Stir to mix.
- Add the chicken to the bowl and coat in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to overnight.
- Heat a large pan over medium heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade. Place in heated pan and allow to cook about 5-7 minutes on each side or until chicken is fully cooked through. Leave in the pan extra time to blacken if desired.
- Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and set on cutting board to let rest for a couple of minutes before slicing.
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