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Chili Lime Cumin Grilled Chicken

Chili Lime Cumin Grilled Chicken. A super simple but very flavourful marinade to use for effortless grilled chicken or pork.

Chili Lime Cumin Grilled Chicken close up photo on white plate with lime wedge

Chili Lime Cumin Grilled Chicken

You can’t have too many simple marinades for grilled chicken and this one is quick, easy and very tasty. A quick dip in this marinade for 15-20 minutes and another 10 or so on the grill and this is dinner in about a half hour.

We serve ours with a great pasta salad or a garden salad for a quick summer workday meal off the grill.

I almost always plan to grill an extra chicken breast when using this recipe. Simply so that I can make one of my favorite chicken salad sandwiches the next day for lunch.

I mix it with some homemade lime chive mayonnaise and chopped red pepper and serve it on lightly toasted whole wheat bread for a very satisfying mid-day meal.

Chili Lime Cumin Grilled Chicken wide shot photo on a white serving platter

Chili Lime Cumin Grilled Chicken

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Chili Lime Cumin Grilled Chicken close up photo on white plate with lime wedge
Yield: 4 servings

Chili Lime Cumin Grilled Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Additional Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Chili Lime Cumin Grilled Chicken. A super simple but very flavourful marinade to use for effortless grilled chicken or pork.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts (4 large)
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • zest of one lime, finely minced
  • pinch salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp chili flakes or chili powder (or to taste)

Instructions

Mix together all of the marinade ingredients in a large Ziploc bag

Add the chicken breasts to the bag, seal it and let the chicken marinate in the fridge for about 20 minutes.

Grill until completely cooked on a medium hot grill.

Let the cooked chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1 chicken breast

Amount Per Serving Calories 340Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 145mgSodium 182mgCarbohydrates 8gFiber 1gSugar 5gProtein 53g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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Aimee

Wednesday 27th of June 2012

You had me at cumin!!!! Yum.

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