Name: Chili Lime Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 lime the zest and juice; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon brown sugar (or MonkFruit Golden); 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1/2 teaspoon onion powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 pounds chicken breast (roughly 3 chicken breasts)

Grilled Chili Lime Chicken is an easy grilled chicken recipe, that has a juicy chicken breast grilled on the grill after being marinated in an amazing homemade marinade.

Grilled Chili Lime Chicken

If you are looking for an awesome chicken recipe then this Chili Lime Chicken recipe will be a big hit in your house! Anytime the warm weather starts coming, my grill starts calling my name. Grilling chicken is one of the easiest ways to get a tasty chicken recipe with out heating up the house.

This easy grilled chicken recipe can be served on its own with your choice of sides, or you can use it in things like wraps and salads. I like to use this chicken on My Taco Chicken Salad.

Chili Lime Chicken

When you are making this chili lime chicken, it can be marinated for as little as 20 minutes to give you the amazing marinade flavor. However if you are wanting to marinade it longer you can, you will just be enhancing the amazing flavor.

Meal Prep with Chili Lime Chicken

This is also a great way to prep chicken ahead of time, you can mix the marinade and put it and the chicken in a freezer bag and then freeze it. Then when you defrost it your chicken will be marinating and be ready to put on the grill easily!

If you want to prep this chicken in the morning so you have easier prep at dinner time, just mix the marinade in the morning and marinade your chicken and pop it on the grill when you are going to make dinner.

What to Serve with Chili Lime Chicken

You can serve just about any side you want to, some of our favorite are grilled green beans and bacon, parmesan asparagus, garlic rice and Roasted Brussel Sprouts.

Chili Lime Chicken Ingredients

olive oil
lime
chili powder
garlic powder
brown sugar – if you are low carb or keto then use Golden Monkfruit
chipotle chili powder
ground cumin
paprika
onion powder
salt
pepper
chicken breast

How to Make Chili Lime Chicken

Chili Lime Chicken is a delicious option that everyone loves. So full of flavor, this recipe really kicks things up a notch for basic chicken breasts!

Chili Lime Chicken

Chili Lime Chicken is a tender and juicy chicken recipe with an amazing chili lime marinade that is then cooked on the grill.

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

marinate for 20 minutes

Total Time 22 minutes

Servings

Author MidgetMomma

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lime the zest and juice
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon brown sugar or MonkFruit Golden
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds chicken breast roughly 3 chicken breasts

Instructions

Mix all of the spices, brown sugar, olive oil and lime together in a small mixing bowl.
Cut your chicken breast in half so you end up with 6 thin pieces of chicken.
Rub the chicken with the spice mixture.
Let the mixture sit on the chicken for 20 minutes.
You can let it sit longer if you would like.
Grill the chicken at 375 degrees for 6 minutes on each side, until the chicken reaches 160 degrees.
Remove the chicken from the grill and let it sit for 5 minutes before slicing.