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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 182.2
  • Total Fat: 13.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 10.3 mg
  • Sodium: 594.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
  • Protein: 4.5 g

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Cilantro Honey-Lime Grilled Chicken

Submitted by: KAYLALA0426

Introduction

An easy and versatile Mexican chicken. Great for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, or all by its lonesome with some rice and beans! Recipe found at PrudencePennywise.blogspot.com
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An easy and versatile Mexican chicken. Great for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, or all by its lonesome with some rice and beans! Recipe found at PrudencePennywise.blogspot.com
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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 lb. boneless, skinless chickens
    1/3 cup lime juice plus 1 teaspoon lime zest
    4 tablespoons olive oil
    4 cloves minced garlic, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 chopped jalapeno or serrano pepper, optional
    1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
    2 tablespoons honey
    1/3 cup chopped cilantro, leaves and tender stems

Directions

4 Servings
Rinse chicken and pat dry. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, zest, olive oil, garlic, jalapeno, salt and pepper and honey. Set aside two tablespoons of mixture. Pour remaining mixture into zip lock bag. Add chicken and cilantro and squish bag to coat. Marinate for at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours. Grill (or broil) chicken over medium high heat, about four minutes per side. Let rest for five minutes. Drizzle with reserved marinade and serve.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KAYLALA0426.






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  • the chicken amount does not seem listed right. How can the protein only be 4.5 grams? You might want to double check that.

    - 9/21/12

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  • This is one of my husband's summer favorites. He asks me to make a little extra of the marinade because he loves it so much. - 11/12/11

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  • Absolutely Awesome!!!! Everyone from my mom to my finicky eater raved and wanted more! - 5/6/11

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  • I made this and did it with both chicken and tilapia. It was yummy. - 2/27/11

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  • I made this one night, and it was SO good!!! I added extra jalapeno for an extra kick and it was so amazing! - 10/21/10

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  • I loved this recipe! So flavorful and chicken was very tender..just great! - 7/17/10

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  • This is so good. One that will be a favorite around here. - 10/11/09

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