CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN

 

Attention all Cilantro lovers- this Cilantro Lime Chicken recipe is for you!

It is made with fresh lime juice, chopped cilantro and a few spices.

It's absolutely " Finger Licking Good " ....but use a fork.

Go get Grilling & Chilling because it is Hot Hot Hot every

where and it's the first day of Summer!

The truck just pulled up with the marinating ingredients now.

For the marinatade...

2 teaspoons chile powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of pepper

1/4 cup of olive oil

1/4 cup of fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon of the zest of a lime

Add in 2 teaspoons of minced garlic to the bowl.

One of the stars of the recipe is Cilantro!

Dice up 1/4 cup of fresh Cilantro leaves.

Tumble in the Cilantro to the party marinade.

Give the Cilantro Lime Marinade a good whisking.

In a shallow dish add about 6 or 7 bone-in chicken thighs.

Pour all the marinade over the chicken and mix well

so that all the chicken thighs get the Love!

Refrigerate the marinated chicken for a minimum of 30 minutes.

You can also do this for up to 12 hours.

While the chicken is marinating make some Tortilla Cactuses.

Time for Grilling & Chilling!

Preheat your gas grill. Lightly oil the grill grates to prevent

the chicken from sticking and this really helps.

Grill the chicken for about 8-10 minutes on each side. Brush

on more marinade as it cooks.

Remember you want a good color on the chicken and 

everyone's grill cooks different.

Not done yet...so

Get the table setting out because it's almost that time!

Chilling & Grilling is done so grab the chicken now!

These chicken thighs were on the grill for 30 mins at a medium heat and grill temp of 300 dgrees.

Garnish the chicken with some Cilantro & Limes which is why it's called

Grilled Cilantro & Lime Chicken 

I served my Cilantro Lime Chicken with a cold corn salad

and my cute Tortilla Cactuses.

Do not forget a nice cold MARGARITA!

Enjoy!

P.S.

Here's a few other side-dishes ideas that would go great with this chicken...

Potato Salad

Black Beans

Classic Macaroni Salad

Chopped Salad

Tomato Basil Mozzarella Salad