Get ready to indulge in a burst of flavors with my Chipotle Chicken Recipe, made from smoky adobo chipotle peppers, zesty lime and fresh garlic. Not only is this chicken marinade absolutely mouth-watering, but it is also incredibly easy to prepare!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 15 minutesminutes
Total Time: 25 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
1 ½tbspcanola oil
1chipotle pepper, from a can of chipotle peppers packed in adobo sauce, finely chopped
1tbspadobo sauce from the can
1tbsprunny honey
2tspline juice, approx 1/2 lime
1tspminced garlic
1tspsalt
½tspsmoked paprika
¼tspcumin
1lbchicken breast , pounded to 3/4 inch thickness, or skinless boneless thighs
lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
Combine the oil, chipotle and sauce, honey, lime juice, garlic, salt, paprika and cumin in a large bowl. Add the chicken pieces and stir until coated. Marinate for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
To cook the chicken, shake off most of the marinade and either grill or cook in a cast iron skillet with a splash of oil or cooking spray for 15 minutes, or until just cooked through.
Notes
Make sure the chicken pieces are similar thickness! To ensure that each piece of chicken cooks all the way through without overcooking the outside, I like to pound the pieces of chicken to about 3/4 inch thickness. This way, they remain juicy on the inside with a sear on the outside and cook to the right temperature!
Chicken can marinade between 30 minutes up to overnight. I recommend the sweet spot of just about 4 hours, so the chipotle chicken will have enough time to soak up all the flavors!
If grilling, grill the chicken at a medium heat. You don't want to grill it at a high heat and have the outside be done before the inside!
After using the marinade, toss it out. It will have bacteria due to the raw chicken so you unfortunately cannot use it for anything else!