CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN

 

Taco Bout A Delicious Cilantro Lime Chicken For Your

Cinco De Mayo dinner!

This is a Mexican-inspired chicken dish that marinates in no time thanks

to the rich-in-flavor sauce that is mouth watering :)

Before you start cooking whip yourself up a Margarita.

No salt and over ice for me:)

Simple ingredients you may already have in your kitchen.

Use bone in chicken thighs.

In a medium bowl add in 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Squeeze in the juice of 2 limes.

Chop up about 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro.

 Toss in four minced cloves of garlic to the bowl.

2/3 teaspoon of ground cumin.

To the bowl add in 2 teaspoons of brown sugar and

1 teaspoon of red chile flakes.

Pinch of salt & pepper.

Give the bowl a mix.

Tumble in the 8 chicken thighs to the marinade and toss to evenly coat.

Cover and refrigerate for about 15 minutes.

Heat some olive oil over medium- high heat.

Add the thighs along with the marinade left from the bowl into a cast iron skillet. Sear

 the chicken skin side down for about 4 minutes on each side until golden

 and crispy (chicken will not be fully cooked).

Every last bit of the marinade made it into the pan :)

Perfect, but not done yet!

Place the chicken in a preheated 425 degree oven for about 15- 20 minutes.

While the chicken is cooking slice up some limes and grab the cilantro for garnish.

Maybe Have Another Margarita!

Pull the chicken out of the oven and garnish away.

Happy Cinco De Mayo.

Cilantro Lime Chicken is ready.

LET'S FIESTA....

Enjoy!

P.S.

Would you like one?

The sauce is so good you will be licking your plates.