Honey-Lime Chicken
Oxmoor House
This chicken tastes great with a romaine salad and a side of corn, or sliced and turned into tacos with rice and beans.
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 1 chicken breast half)
Total:
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Recipe Time
Hands On:
15 Minutes
Total:
23 Hours, 45 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 239
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated fat: 0.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.7g
- Protein: 39.5g
- Carbohydrate: 9.4g
- Fiber: 0.2g
- Cholesterol: 99mg
- Iron: 1.4mg
- Sodium: 232mg
- Calcium: 24mg
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons honey, divided
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
- Cooking spray
Preparation
- 1. Combine 2 tablespoons honey and next 7 ingredients (through garlic) in a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken; seal bag. Marinate in refrigerator overnight, turning occasionally.
- 2. Preheat grill to high heat.
- 3. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon honey and lime rind. Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 5 minutes on each side, basting with reserved honey mixture during last 2 minutes of cooking time. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
Honey-Lime Chicken Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Make-Ahead
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Gluten-Free
- PUBLICATION: Oxmoor House
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