This Grilled Chili Lime Chicken recipe is the perfect fresh and light addition to your summer dinner! The recipe is incredibly easy and the results are a moist, flavourful chicken thigh making this dish a winner in our book!
We are in the middle of grilling season and having fun coming up with new ways to flavour and grill our favourite proteins! Once the warmer weather hits, a good amount of our cooking moves outdoors and the grill becomes our new MVP.
Chicken, in particular, is one of our favourites to grill. Throwing it on the barbecue marinated in our favourite seasonings adds a fresh twist on recipes that just taste different when they’re roasted or pan-seared. The grill adds something special to a recipe and I, for one, am here for it!
Today, we grilled up some Chili Lime Chicken and I just had to share it with you all! Super simple, flavourful, and quick.
By now, you probably already know that I am all about quick, easy, flavourful dishes. If you are stumbling upon my site for the first time and are looking for quick and easy recipes, you have come to the right place!
How to make Grilled Chili Lime Chicken
The marinade for this chicken takes mere minutes to make. I’ve set the prep time at 35 minutes as I recommend marinading the chicken for at least 30 minutes (longer if you have time for it). That means, 5 minutes of actual work (and easy work, at that) and you are prepped and ready to go!
To make this marinade, you will need:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- juice of 1 lime
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Once mixed, you pour this into a ziploc bag over your chicken thighs (I use about 8 small thighs) and let it marinade in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. You can also place the chicken in a dish and pour the marinade over it if you like.
Once marinated, fire up your grill and cook up those thighs! Before you know it, you have juicy, delicious chicken on your table! Add your favourite sides and dinner is ready.
I hope you enjoy this recipe! Bon appetit!
-Cathy
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Grilled Chili Lime Chicken
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Place chicken thighs in a large ziplock bag. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients. Pour into the bag with chicken thighs. Seal bag and shake or massage the marinade onto chicken to ensure they are all coated. Place in fridge and let marinade for 30 minutes.
- Heat grill on medium. Grill chicken until cooked through, flipping as they cook.
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Nutrition
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