Easy Chili Lime Chicken
Easy Chili Lime Chicken is a flavorful dish that combines tender chicken with a zesty chili lime sauce, perfect for a quick weeknight meal.
Equipment
- oven
- Baking dish
- Sauce Pot
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts or thighs
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- salt and black pepper
- 2 tablespoons cold, salted butter, sliced
- steamed rice and naan for serving
- ½ cup fresh basil
Chili Lime Sauce
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- 1 piece fresno pepper, seeded and sliced
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup fresh lime juice
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°.
- In a baking dish, toss together the chicken, garlic, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Arrange the butter slices over the chicken. Bake for 20-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a sauce pot, warm 4 tablespoons butter or olive oil with onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, and chipotle chili powder. Add the fresno pepper or chil flakes to taste. Cook over low heat until melted. Remove from the heat, whisk in the honey and lime juice. Add the cilantro. Season with salt.
- Spoon the sauce over the warm chicken. Serve the chicken and sauce over bowls of rice with fresh basil and additional sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 35gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 700mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg
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