Baked Chili Lime Chicken Breasts Food

BAKED CHILI LIME CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• To marinate the chicken, add the breasts to a large ziplock bag. To the bag, add the juice from 2 of your limes (reserve the 3rd for later), the crushed garlic, the honey, and 1 tablespoon of the chili powder (reserve the other 2 teaspoons for later)
• Marinate the chicken for at least an hour, if you can
• When the chicken is done marinating, preheat your oven to 450 degrees
• Lay the chicken breasts across a few sheets of paper towels and pat the chicken dry with more paper towels. Transfer the chicken breasts to a baking sheet
• Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a small bowl, and using a pastry brush, brush both sides of the chicken breasts evenly with the oil
• Season the chicken breasts with some salt and 1/4 teaspoon of chili powder on each side of each chicken breast. So each chicken breast as a whole should be seasoned with 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder
• If you need to, you can use the pastry brush to spread the seasoning around on the chicken breasts and make sure it's evenly displaced
• Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake the chicken for 15 minutes. When the 15 minutes are up, turn the oven to broil, and broil for about 2-3 minutes to help the tops of the chicken breasts brown
• When done, remove the chicken breasts to a plate, squeeze about half of your remaining lime over the top of the breasts (you can squeeze the whole thing if you want it extra lime-y), and let the chicken rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving

ROASTED CHILE-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Remove necks and any innards from the cavities and discard.
• To spatchcock, use a sharp pair of poultry shears or kitchen scissors to cut along the backbone; remove and discard. Place chicken, breast-side up, and press down to flatten it to it is lying completely flat.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl and mix until evenly combined. Season and adjust flavor as desired. Loosen the skin from the breast and legs of the chicken and, using your clean hands, spread 1/2 of the mixture underneath. Rub the remaining mixture all over the outside of the chicken. Set aside while oven heats up, at least 20 minutes.
• Lay chicken in a roasting pan or baking dish fitted with a rack and roast until cooked an instant read thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 165 degrees F, about 50 to 60 minutes; let sit at least 10 minutes before carving. Serve with pan juices.

CHILI-LIME CHICKEN WITH CORN AND BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Combine the chili powder, lime zest, cumin, granulated garlic, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, and the cayenne in a small bowl. Sprinkle the spice mixture on both sides of the chicken, rubbing it in a little with your fingers.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan, lower the heat to medium, and cook until it is browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and heat over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion and jalapeno and cook until they soften, 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more, then stir in the beans, tomatoes, and corn and cook until all the vegetables are softened but still retain their shape, about 3 minutes. Season with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
• Divide the vegetable mixture among four plates. Slice the chicken and divide it among the plates along with some avocado. Sprinkle each with lime juice and cilantro and serve.

CHILI LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine ancho chile powder, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, and chipotle powder in a medium glass or ceramic bowl. Whisk in canola oil and lime juice until well combined; thin with additional canola oil if mixture seems too thick.
• Arrange chicken in a glass or ceramic baking dish and pour the marinade over the chicken, covering it completely. Marinate in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Arrange the chicken on the baking sheet; do not crowd. Discard any excess marinade.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the centers, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 to 6 minutes.

CHILI LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix together chili powder, cumin, salt and cinnamon.
• Season chicken with spices and the olive oil, rubbing it into chicken until the spices don't look dry anymore.
• Place chicken in baking pan and roast for 30 minutes.
• When serving, squeeze fresh lime juice over the chicken and garnish with cilantro.

GRILLED CHILI-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except chicken in a large zipper bag. Squish to combine. Add chicken, turn to coat well. Refrigerate and marinate for about 3 hours or so.
• Heat grill to medium high. Remove chicken and discard remaining marinade. Grill chicken 4-5 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. This works well on an indoor or outdoor grill, but I wouldn't recommend baking it. If you absolutely can't grill it, you might get away with searing it in a skillet.
• Leftovers can be sliced and frozen to be used later in other recipes. (See above).

LIME- AND CHILI-RUBBED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix chili powder, brown sugar, lime peel, salt, garlic powder and ground red pepper. Rub both sides of chicken with oil, then with spice mixture.
• Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 10 to 15 minutes, turning once or twice, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).