Grilled Lime Cilantro Chicken with Guacamole
User Reviews
4.9
36 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Additional Time
30 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
345 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican
Grilled Lime Cilantro Chicken with Guacamole
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🍋🟩🍗 🥑 EASY, ready minutes, and the chicken is tender, juicy, and full of Mexican-inspired flavors!! Chunky guacamole pairs PERFECTLY with this grilled chicken! A family favorite recipe everyone loves!!
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Ingredients
Chicken and Marinade
- 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts thinly sliced or pounded to an even thickness
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup lime juice
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons chili powder or to taste
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional and to taste
- fresh cilantro for garnishing
Guacamole
- 2 large ripe Hass avocados scored and seeded
- ⅓ cup finely diced red onion
- ⅓ cup finely diced Roma tomatoes with seeds removed
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro finely minced or to taste
- 2 to 3 tablespoons lime juice or to taste
- 1 to 2 teaspoons kosher salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional and to taste
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Instructions
Chicken and Marinade
- To a large ziptop plastic bag, add all ingredients (except the cilantro for garnishing), seal, and smoosh around to evenly coat chicken. Place bag in fridge for at least 30 to 60 minutes, or overnight, to marinate.
- Lightly oil grill grates and preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken, discard the bag with the marinade, and grill for about 5 minutes on the first side with lid closed, flip, and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes on the second side with lid closed, or until chicken is cooked through and as done as desired.
- Garnish chicken with additional cilantro, optional lime wedges, and serve immediately with the guacamole.
Guacamole
- While the chicken is in it's final 15 minutes or so of marinating or when you start to preheat the grill, score the flesh of ripe avocados both vertically and horizontally after halving them, and scoop the flesh out with a spoon into a bowl. For chunkier guac, keep as is; for smoother guac mash the avocado lightly with a fork.
- Add all remaining ingredients, stir to combine, and taste. If the guac tastes at all flat, it likely needs more salt, and/or a pinch of heat from either additional black pepper or cayenne pepper*.
- Store the guac covered very tightly with plastic wrap in the fridge while you're grilling the chicken.
Notes
- *The cayenne in neither the chicken marinade nor in the guacamole adds any real heat because you’re not using enough. However, it prevents anything from tasting on the bland side.
- Storage: Chicken will keep airtight for up to 5 days in the fridge or for up to 4 months in the freezer. Guac will keep for up to 24 hours, noting that it will become more watery (from the salt) and it will oxidize at time passes.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1
Calories
345kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
17g
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
1538mg
(64%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 345 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 345kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 17g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 1538mg | 64% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
36 reviews
Excellent
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