Grilled Chipotle Chicken Breasts

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 2
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

View full nutritional breakdown of Grilled Chipotle Chicken Breasts calories by ingredient

Introduction

A spicy marinade gives this chicken its kick! A spicy marinade gives this chicken its kick!

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

5 chipotle peppers, seeded and chopped by hand

1-3 cup cilantro leaves

2 cloves garlic

2 medium shallots

1/3 cup rice vinegar

1/4 cup olive oil

Juice of 2 limes

2 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.

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Member Ratings For This Recipe

WATCHMEWORK

Very Good

4 of 5 people found this review helpful

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

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

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

Incredible!

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

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

Incredible!

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

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

Incredible!

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

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

Incredible!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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

Very Good

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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

Very Good

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

this recipe is very good. My son loved it!! - 2/20/09
LOVEFELICITY

Good

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

left the seeds in the chipotles which made it super hot... had over a spinach salad. Was pretty good. - 2/2/09
VANIA12

Good

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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

O.K.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great, even though I forgot the shallots! - 7/24/08
SHANNA1144

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Very good -- loved the smoky, tangy taste of the chipoltle peppers! - 1/21/08
BLUEPEAPOD

Very Good

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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

O.K.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

There was a very strange taste to this, I wasn't expecting such a heavy sauce maybe. - 11/14/07
SSTROH

O.K.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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

Very Good

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

a little high in fat But good - 3/19/07
CAMOM2BOYS

Very Good

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

very good, i reduced the fat a little - 3/19/07
JAEDERA

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Nice and subtly spicy - 3/18/07
SHANTODD420

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

my husband loves hot things. thanks for posting the recipe - 3/15/07
THINCPL2004

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Just the way I llike it spicy! - 3/15/07
GOFORGIN

Very Good

Ok - 7/12/21
WANT2BTRIM

Incredible!

Yum - 5/28/21
BLOND1E

looks good - 4/9/21
NASFKAB

Excellent idea - 3/19/21
ETHELMERZ

Bad

Leave out that cilantro! - 3/11/21
TRAVELGAL417

Incredible!

love it - 1/25/21
CHERYLHURT

Delicious! - 12/25/20
EVIE4NOW

O.K.

Too spicey for me. - 10/15/20
WHITEANGEL4

Incredible!

A hit at our house - 9/16/20
JIACOLO

I think marinating the chicken longer helps intensify the flavor - 8/9/20
CORVETTECOWBOY

looks good - 8/2/20
EOWYN2424

Incredible!

nyummm! - 7/12/20
BLAZINGPHOENIX

Incredible!

My new summer favorite! Good over salad too. - 5/25/20
TOMATOCAFEGAL

Very Good

Grilled is always great. I like spice,but hubby can’t so these would be mine! - 5/22/20
CD1987279

delicious - 3/29/20
LAURALLANCE

Incredible!

This was delicious. We didn't add vinegar but increased the lime/citrus juice to achieve the same goal. Thanks for a great healthy recipe. - 3/26/20
MOMMY445

Good

Good - 3/1/20
MNABOY

Very Good

tasty, low calorie and low sodium - 2/18/20
PATRICIAAK

:) - 12/28/19
BIKE4HEALTH

Very Good

GERAT WAY TO ENJOY CHICKEN - 10/16/19
NELLJONES

I have never had any luck grilling white meat, it gets too dry. - 9/14/19
EGGBASKET1

Incredible!

Delicious - 7/4/19
SUSANBEAMON

I might let someone else make this. I don't like spicy hot for hot sake. - 6/16/19
DJ4HEALTH

good - 5/23/19
HOTPINKCAMARO49

Great chicken! - 5/1/19
ALEPEQUIJADA

great! - 4/26/19
CECTARR

Thanks - 3/9/19
TWEETYKC00

very good, love this. - 1/31/19
ANHELIC

This is a great recipe to make indoors on my George Foreman Grill. I can expect it to be tasty and and healthy. Thanks for sharing. - 1/22/19
CHERIRIDDELL

Nice - 1/19/19
USMAWIFE

Incredible!

really great - 11/17/18
PICKIE98

Used chili ancho` and chile powder instead of the peppers and cilantro. - 11/1/18
NEPTUNE1939

tasty - 10/29/18
CD4114015

Thanks - 10/26/18
SRIVERS1

Incredible!

This was really good. - 10/11/18
SISTERPRETTY

yummy.... - 7/24/18
KATHYJO56

Very Good

These are really good - 7/12/18
LOSER05

Incredible!

yum. - 6/22/18
DMEYER4

Incredible!

great recipe - 5/27/18
DEE107

not sure If I would like this but worth a try - 5/24/18
ROSSYFLOSSY

Very Good

Great chicken! - 5/14/18
LIBR@RYL@DY

Incredible!

YUM - 4/12/18
GEORGE815

Nice recipe - 4/11/18
CD23139983

Incredible!

SO good. - 4/9/18
BABY_GIRL69

Good

Yummy ðŸ˜‹ - 4/8/18
SUNSHINE99999

Yummy - 3/18/18
RO2BENT

More pepper, more spicy! - 3/18/18
LIS193

Very Good

very tasty! - 2/20/18
JANIEWWJD

This will be dinner tomorrow, plus some veggies!! - 1/15/18
STRACY19

Incredible!

The best chicken marinade I have ever tasted! Yum - 1/6/18
BONDMANUS2002

looks good - 12/2/17
ELRIDDICK

Very Good

Thanks for sharing - 10/23/17
JSTETSER

I will give it a try! - 10/18/17
1RETSGM

Good - 9/16/17
AJB121299

Yummy - 9/10/17
LOVELY*LADY

yum - 8/11/17
RHOOK20047

Incredible!

This was tasty and fairly simple to make. My wife and I enjoyed them - 6/15/17
PLCHAPPELL

A bit too spicy for me. - 6/10/17
POSEY440

Very Good

Looks great - 5/29/17
EVILCECIL

good. - 5/29/17
NANCYPAT1

Tasty - 5/22/17
BRIARGAL

Incredible!

This recipe is a keeper. Had to double the recipe for the boys! - 5/10/17
SUNSET09

Incredible!

Loved the chipotle favor addition to the chicken and used the cooked product in a wrap with veggies. So tasty and so good! I'm going to try this marinade on fish! - 5/10/17
ARTJAC

nice - 4/19/17
JMENEGA

Sounds good. Will try soon. - 4/19/17
CD3494791

Very Good

I eat a lot of chicken and this was a great new twist. - 4/19/17
QIKSILVER840

Incredible!

- 3/30/17
ROBBIEY

I am going to try these over the weekend. I hope that they are not too spicy. - 2/2/17
BUSYGRANNY5

Good

Good but a little too spicy for me... hubby loved it! - 1/28/17
HALVGRIMR

Incredible!

This was AWESOME! Will definitely make again...though I am not sure what folks are talking about when they say it was to hot:) - 8/19/14
KCBRATB

Incredible!

this was really good..I was surprised..I added less peppers because I have 18month old boys and they loved it too!!! - 6/14/10
HEALTHYDESIRE

O.K.

A lot of work and calories for a little return on flavor. - 3/5/10
CRSHEPHERD

Incredible!

DELISH! My family LOVES it and not a single complaint about the spice from the little ones!! Even tried the marinade with steak. It was okay - but MUCH better with chicken. Don't be too fooled by the calorie/sodium content. Most of it gets thrown away with the marinade. FYI:Chipotle = Jalepeno - 7/20/09
MIAMIGURL15

Bad

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Delicious, but has way too much sodium; I used NO-SALT; is there another ingredient that is causing this? - 1/15/09
UFODAWN

Very Good

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have a similar recipe, but use low sodium chicken broth and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. this will cut the fat down. - 1/15/09

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