Grilled Chipotle Chicken Breasts
(97)
  • Number of Servings: 2
Ingredients
5 chipotle peppers, seeded and chopped by hand1-3 cup cilantro leaves2 cloves garlic2 medium shallots1/3 cup rice vinegar1/4 cup olive oilJuice of 2 limes2 chicken breasts
Directions
1. Purée the peppers, cilantro, garlic, shallots and vinegar in a food processor or blender. With the machine running add the oil slowly and then the lime juice. This will be the marinade for your chicken.

2. Divide the marinade into two portions- one to marinate your chicken and another (in a separate container or bowl) to baste your chicken later while it cooks.

3. Marinate the chicken for approximately 1 to 3 hours or overnight. Remove chicken from marinade and grill slowly over medium fire. Discard marinade used by the chicken (for food safety) and baste the chicken with excess marinade that was set aside.

Makes 2 servings.
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 137.9
  • Total Fat: 7.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 36.6 mg
  • Sodium: 33.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 13.9 g

Member Reviews
  • WATCHMEWORK
     I used 5 boneless skinless thighs and did not puree ingredients, and no shallots (I forgot). Oh yea, I used Knorrs Chipotle season cubes (3), 3/4 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp cilantro and no salt. Marinated overnight and cooked on George grill. Although a bit altered, it was delicious and a definite keeper - 1/19/09
  • SHARONM41
     Comment: Neitherthe salt nor the oil will be in such high concentration once you've grilled the chicken. It's not a sauce, it's a marinade! What's left on the chicken will be a small percentage of the calorie count. Is it possible that the calorie count was based on the whole quantity of marinade? - 7/18/08
  • KDEDID
     This was so good and very tender and juicy. The marinade was plenty for 5 large chicken breasts with no changes to the recipe. - 6/17/09
  • BEANIEISBACK
     I was one of the sprakfriends visiting Skinnysoon13. We all LOVED this chicken!! We had it over a salad and it was fabulous! I can't wait to make it myself. - 5/20/09
  • SKINNYSOON13
     This was FANTASTIC! Next time I'll wear gloves when deseeding the chiles - my thumbs burned for DAYS and I think I can STILL taste the jalapeno on my thumbs! LOL Definitely a must have favorite staple. I had three sparkfriends visiting and we all loved this! YUM - THANKS! Way more than 2 servings! - 5/19/09
  • LAURIEINROSES
     My family really enjoyed this chicken. The marinade was very tasty, and while I though that it was going to be a little 'hot' for my husband, he really liked it.
    I was able to marinate 10 chicken breasts with this amount of marinade... Thanks for sharing! - 1/23/09
  • FICKIEBEAR
     I liked the taste and the heat. The problem with the calc is it can't distinguish between those ingredients that are essentially not eaten- like the marinade. People giving bad review based on the values need to realize this. And maybe taste it before posting.....! - 1/15/09
  • BELLYFATPROBLEM
     this recipe is very good. My son loved it!! - 2/20/09
  • LOVEFELICITY
     left the seeds in the chipotles which made it super hot... had over a spinach salad. Was pretty good. - 2/2/09
  • VANIA12
     I added orange juice and soy sauce to the recipe, because it was kind of soure and my husband liked it a lot. I also added less olive oil for less fat calories. - 1/27/09
  • PINGUINLVR
     This was DELICIOUS! It wasn't to spicy for my household. I couldn't find chipotle peppers I bought the canned chipotle with adobo sauce and just chopped and seeded those. Ended up marinating it for two days and it was the best grilled chicken we've had in a LONG time!!! - 8/12/08
  • DEBSKE
     Not too bad, but I'm not sure if I'd make it again. A little too spicy for my taste. - 7/31/08
  • FIVETREE
     Great, even though I forgot the shallots! - 7/24/08
  • SHANNA1144
     This was great! My husband did it for the entire family last night. He made extra marinade to keep in the freezer so we can have it again easily. - 7/23/08
  • GOLDENDAZ
     Nice flavor! I substituted anaheim peppers for chipotle, but I could probably go a little hotter. Also, it was alot of marinade for 2 servings, so if you cut it in half, the calorie count is 283, sodium 86.2 - big difference from the stats listed. - 7/19/08
  • CD1403645
     Very good -- loved the smoky, tangy taste of the chipoltle peppers! - 1/21/08
  • BLUEPEAPOD
     I actually cut out the Olive Oil b/c it wasn't really doing anything for the recipe but adding fat. I also added a habanero pepper to the mix. It was really, really tasty!! It has just enough kick to it but the lime juice and the cilantro really cut the heat. - 1/18/08
  • LANDVSMOM
     This was a very good, fun dish to make. I ended up not using the baste portion of the marinade, but the chicken was great without it. I'm adding this one to my faves! - 1/15/08
  • CD1656110
     There was a very strange taste to this, I wasn't expecting such a heavy sauce maybe. - 11/14/07
  • SSTROH
     When I saw this recipe, I thought it looked good. After making the marinade, I was afraid it would be terrible. When we tried it, it actually wasn't bad, the heat level was pretty good, but there wasn't much other flavor. The marinade was a mess to make, but that could just be me. - 9/19/07
  • SHARE1951
     a little high in fat But good - 3/19/07
  • CAMOM2BOYS
     very good, i reduced the fat a little - 3/19/07
  • JAEDERA
     Nice and subtly spicy - 3/18/07
  • SHANTODD420
     my husband loves hot things. thanks for posting the recipe - 3/15/07
  • THINCPL2004
     Just the way I llike it spicy! - 3/15/07



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