Name: Cilantro-Lime Marinated Grilled Chicken
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 135 min
Ingredients: Juice and zest from 2 limes; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro; 3 cloves garlic; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon coconut sugar (or brown sugar); 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2-1/2 lbs chicken breasts

Marinated for hours in a flavorful lime cilantro marinade and then thrown onto the grill, this extra-juicy chicken delivers a punch of irresistible summer flavors!

Let it be SATURDAY.

A to the AMEN. This weekend cannot even last long enough.

So you’re probably wondering what the deal is. ‘Yo, Sarah! It’s Saturday! You never post on a Saturday, what gives? Today I do, because tomorrow is Father’s Day and I could not even wait 10 more seconds to share this chicken with you. Also, uhhh mostly because I don’t know about you, but Father’s Day here is basically ALL about the meat and I’ve been waiting for the perfect time to share this chicken with y’all.

The time is NOW. This one’s for all the dads out there but specifically to mine because if there’s one thing my dad loves, it’s chicken.

Okay, so I promise I’ll try to keep today’s post short, sweet and Sarah chatter-less. It’s the weekend and we’ve got lots of relaxing that needs to get done.

Oh, and spending time with our dads! Unfortunately I have to work all day tomorrow so I’m gonna miss the Father’s Day cookout my mom is planning and hanging out with Dad which I’m not too thrilled about. So yeah. Lots of Saturday laziness in effect here today since I only get half of a weekend.

That’s all in the chatter-chatter department for today guys. Let’s talk about the one thing that I DEMAND makes it on your grill this weekend.

Extra-juicy, ultra-flavorful chicken that takes a nice long swim in a lime-cilantro marinade then gets slapped on the grill and kinda ends up being the hit of the whole cookout.

And ultimately makes you look like a total BOSS in the grilling department.

Yeah, that’s this chicken, friends. I am crushing here in a big-time kinda way.

Maybe it’s the green-themed marinade that got me. Yep, that’s probably it. Lime + cilantro = flavor explosion AND eyeballs-fall-out-from-the-prettiness.

Seriously though, people. This marinade is so darn awesome I just want to marinate EVERYTHING in it.

Including my fingers.

Marinated for hours in a flavorful lime cilantro marinade and then thrown onto the grill, this extra-juicy chicken delivers a punch of irresistible summer flavors! @WholeHeavenly

It’s got a ton of lime juice plus zest goodness going on. A nice big handful of fresh cilantro, a few cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, and a little bit of sugar to bring the home the FLAVOR. All that’s left is a splash of olive oil and a nice VRrrrrom in the food processor and you’re ready to take that chicken swimming!

As you can probably guess, the longer you marinate the chicken, the bigger the flavors will be. My rule of thumb for this is no less than 2 hours of marinating-time. I actually prefer overnight the most because we like the BIG flavors around here and that will pretty much guarantee it.

All you’ll need then is a big bowl of this pasta salad a truckload of this guac alongside this dynamite grilled chicken and Dad’s cookout is in the BAG.

Or in the bellies. Nooooom!

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Cilantro-Lime Marinated Grilled Chicken

Marinated for hours in a flavorful lime cilantro marinade and then thrown onto the grill, this extra-juicy chicken delivers a punch of irresistible summer flavors!

Prep Time 2 hours

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Servings -6 servings

Ingredients

Juice and zest from 2 limes
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
3 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon coconut sugar or brown sugar
3 tablespoons olive oil
2-1/2 lbs chicken breasts

Instructions

Place first seven ingredients in food processor and pulse several times until smooth. Place chicken in a plastic bag and pour marinade over top. Refrigerate chicken and let it marinate at least 2 hours or overnight.
Remove chicken from bag and discard marinade. Grill chicken over medium-high heat until juices run clear, about 15 minutes. Serve immediately warm.

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Dad will definitely agree that this chicken is a keeper. ♥

Comments

Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says

June 22, 2015 at 12:08 pm

Oooh, this chicken sounds so good! What if I made this, and cilantro lime rice? Gah, I would be in heaven!

- Sarah says
  
  June 22, 2015 at 10:35 pm
  
  Oh my goodness, that sounds like the dream team of GREEN flavors!
  
marcie says

June 23, 2015 at 3:36 pm

I LOVE cilantro and lime flavors together, so I’m all over this chicken! This is the perfect thing for the grill! 🙂

- Sarah says
  
  June 23, 2015 at 10:21 pm
  
  You’ve gotta try this chicken, Marcie! It sounds right up your alley. 🙂