Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken. Chipotle Lime Chicken - ridiculously delicious and juicy grilled chicken recipe with chipotle chili, lime juice, garlic and cilantro! Prepare grill for cooking over direct heat with medium-hot charcoal (moderate heat for gas). While coals are lighting, stir together lime juice, oil, Tabasco, and salt in a liquid.

The lime juice gives it a tanginess. There's also chili powder, chipotle powder, and cumin. Toss the marinade ingredients into a bag or covered dish with your chicken. You can have Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken

It's 4 pounds of chicken legs- (12 legs).
It's As needed of salt and pepper.
You need 2 ounces of oil.
You need 2-3 tablespoons of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (add 2 two start and if you want more add more after you taste it :).
Prepare 4 cloves of garlic.
Prepare 4 tablespoons of cilantro leaves only.
You need 1 of each lime- zested first.... then juiced -- add both to the marinade.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of oregano.
You need 2 teaspoons of brown sugar.
You need 3/4 teaspoon of salt.
Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of paprika.

Give the chicken time to absorb all the flavor and then throw it on the grill. Enter stage left, grilled chipotle chicken salad with lime and cilantro! Seriously, the smoky grilled goodness of chicken off the Weber and the distinctive deep flavor of chipotle peppers married together by mayo and a myriad of crunchy vegetables… it is everything that is good about summer smashed between a bun! After the chicken has finished cooking and the rice is ready, In a medium bowl toss the rice with minced cilantro, salt and the juice of half a lime.

Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken step by step

Season chicken legs lightly with salt and pepper..
Puree (In a blender for 2 minutes) the remaining ingredients and marinade the chicken legs for at least 4 hours up to the day before..
Take the chicken out of the marinade and reserve the remaining marinade for later.
On a clean and well lubricated grill with a medium to medium high heat grill until the chicken reaches 170 degrees internal temperature..
As you grill it towards the end, brush with the leftover marinade let cook additional 5 minutes to insure it is fully cooked..
You also can grill for about 10 minutes and get the color and grill marks. Then finish in A 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until they reach 170 ⁰ F. internal temperature..

Spoon the rice into bowls, top with salad mixture (beans, corn, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, cilantro). Why this Chipotle Chicken is so good. Loaded with flavor, this southwestern marinade, is sweet from honey, a touch garlicky and has the warmth of adobo peppers - so good! That's what it's all about, a simple marinade and perfectly grilled chicken, no fuss, all taste. Grilled chipotle lime chicken on mixed greens and cilantro rice with house-made pico de gallo, black bean corn salsa and guacamole.