Chipotle Lime Chicken Recipes

CHIPOTLE-LIME CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Place garlic on a cutting board; sprinkle with salt. Using the flat side of a knife, mash garlic. Continue to mash until it reaches a paste consistency; transfer to a small bowl., Stir in the lime juice, pepper, adobo sauce and chili powder. Gently loosen skin from chicken thighs; rub garlic mixture under skin. Cover and refrigerate overnight., On a lightly oiled grill rack, grill chicken, covered, over medium-low heat for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°-175°, turning once. Remove and discard skin before serving.

CHIPOTLE-LIME GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare grill for cooking over direct heat with medium-hot charcoal (moderate heat for gas).
• While coals are lighting, stir together lime juice, oil, Tabasco, and salt in a liquid-measuring cup. Put chicken in a large sealable bag and add 1/3 cup marinade (reserve remainder in cup). Seal bag, forcing out excess air, and marinate chicken at room temperature, about 15 minutes. Stir honey into remaining marinade until dissolved to make sauce.
• Grill chicken (discarding marinade in bag) on lightly oiled grill rack, covered only if using a gas grill, turning chicken over occasionally and moving it to avoid flare-ups if necessary, until just cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes total.
• Brush both sides of chicken with some of reserved sauce, then continue to grill, turning over once, until lightly browned, about 1 minute more. Serve chicken drizzled with remaining sauce.

CHIPOTLE LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Marinate chicken in all ingredients 24-48 hours.
• 2. Grill on indirect heat until done. Baste with marinade.
• 3. For the last 5 minutes cook over direct heat to caramelize.

CHIPOTLE-LIME CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Generously season the chicken, on the outside and inside of the cavity, with salt and pepper, to taste. With your fingers, put some of the lime zest under the skin of the chicken. Sprinkle the lime juice over the chicken and put the halves into the cavity. Put the chicken in a roasting pan, breast side up, and add 1/4 cup of water to the bottom of the pan. Roast the chicken until the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, when inserted in the thickest part of the thigh.
• Remove the chicken from the oven to a carving board, let sit until cool enough to handle.
• In a small bowl, combine the crema, minced chipotles, remaining lime zest, and salt and pepper, to taste.
• Once the chicken has cooled, pull the meat from bones and shred.
• Put some of the shredded chicken on each tortilla, top with chipotle crema and garnish with some zest from the remaining lime. Serve with lime wedges.

CHIPOTLE-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together chili, 4 teaspoons lime juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, cilantro, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in small bowl.
• Whisk together tablespoon lime juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, teaspoon sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, garlic, and water in medium bowl.
• Place marinade and chicken in gallon-size zipper-lock bag and toss to coat; press out as much air as possible and seal bag.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes, flipping bag after 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, light large chimney starter filled with charcoal about 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken from bag.
• Place chicken on grill, smooth-side down, with thicker side facing coals.
• Cover with disposable pan and cook until bottom of chicken just begins to develop light grill marks, flip chicken and rotate so that thinner side faces coals.
• Cover with disposable pan and continue to cook chicken 6 to 9 minutes longer.
• Cook, uncovered, until dark grill marks appear, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Flip chicken and cook until dark grill marks appear, 1 to 2 minutes longer.
• Transfer chicken to cutting board, let rest, tented with foil, 5 minutes.
• Slice each breast into 1/4-inch-thick slices and transfer to individual plates.
• Drizzle with reserved sauce and serve.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE LIME CHICKEN BREASTS - OR THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to moderate heat for gas or medium indirect heat for charcoal and AWAY from fire, lightly oil or spray COOL cooking rack for easy cleaning.
• Mix minced pepper, adobo, lime juice,garlic, oil and pour half into resealable bag. DO NOT add the honey. That comes later. Reserve the rest for basting.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper- sometimes we use season salt or lemon pepper for a twist.
• Add chicken to bag and allow to marinate for 15 minutes. No need to refrigerate for this short time.
• Remove chicken from marinade and place on preheated grill. Discard USED marinade.
• Grill chicken about 4-5 minutes then flip over and cook another 4-5 minutes.
• Now add the honey to RESERVED marinade and baste chicken. Immediately flip chicken and baste the unbasted side. Grill until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from grill and pour any remaining RESERVED sauce on top.
• Note: This can be done on an indoor grill as well. Make sure you spray or oil it before heating grill.
• OAMC: If freezing ahead: Put ingredients in a ziploc bag and place in freezer, flattened. To cook from frozen: Thaw in refrigerator. Cook as directed above.

CHIPOTLE LIME CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Spray a short burst of non-stick olive oil in a large skillet.
• In a medium bowl, combine corn, beans, chilis, tomatoes, and seasonings.
• Cut lime and save 2 quarters for garnish. Squeeze the rest into the bowl and mix.
• Cook chicken until almost done. Add other ingredients and stir fry until it bubbles, then simmer until evenly hot.
• Serve over greens, chips, tortillas. Garnish with lime and cilantro, and cheese and sour cream if you wish.

CHIPOTLE LIME CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium size bowl, mix together the olive oil, lime juice, soy sauce, cilantro, chipotle chili powder, minced garlic, honey, and salt until well combined.
• Set about 1/2 cup of the marinade aside.
• Place the chicken breasts in the marinade and let soak for about 2-6 hours in the refrigerator.
• Heat grill to medium-high heat, and place chicken on.
• Baste grilling chicken with the half cup of marinade that was set aside.
• Grill until the chicken is done all the way through, and the outsides are dark golden brown.
• Serve with fresh limes, and enjoy