Fresh Cilantro and lime juice make this south of the border inspired chicken dish perfect. Pair it with lime cilantro rice, and you've turned this Cilantro Lime Chicken into a full meal.
As I sat down this morning to work on some posts, I realized that Kayla has less than a month until she leaves for boot camp. I'm taking her shopping today, something she's begged me to do the last two months, for things she needs while there.
Of course, she doesn't need much. They are pretty much stripped of personal belongings.
I find it hysterical that she will have to live without her phone for 9 weeks. She is always glued to that device. Whether it's listening to music, scrolling Instagram, applying the latest SnapChat filters, or texting away at 91 texts a minute. I don't think that she's ever gone an hour without at least checking it.
Of course I know that this is the normal for that age. It's just sad to me that the teens, tweens, and kids of today are growing up that way. But that is for a whole post that I'm not getting into here, because today I'm talking Cilantro Lime Chicken!
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So about this Cilantro Lime Chicken! The chicken is juicy and loaded with flavor. It doesn't take very long to prepare this dish, so it's great for any night of the week that you find yourself in a rush for dinner. You may have noticed that I like using boneless skinless chicken breasts in my recipes that call for chicken.
I do this because the recipe that I'm making cooks a lot quicker this way. I have also discovred thin sliced chicken. (I get mine at Target) I find that they cook more evenly than others. And the thin slice also cooks quicker!
Yay, for saving time in the kitchen. You know how some chicken breasts have a thicker side? Well the thin sliced is all the same.
This dish is made with fresh lime zest and juice, fresh cilantro, and garlic. It's marinated quickly, and then cooked in about 20 minutes, if using thin sliced, 30 if not.
I usually thaw my chicken in the fridge the night before and then mix up the marinade about an hour before needing to cook dinner. It really only needs a 30 minute marinade time, so if you rush home, toss together the marinade, get on with your life for 30 minutes, and then cook, that's fine too. I've been known to do the same!
Cilantro Lime Chicken ingredients:
- chicken breasts
- olive oil
- garlic
- salt
- pepper
- cumin
- limes
- cilantro
Can I make Cilantro Lime Chicken with thighs?
Yes. I just always use chicken breasts in my recipes, because that is my personal preference.
Can I use bone-in chicken?
I wouldn't suggest it for this recipe, since it takes chicken on the bone longer to cook. You can however, debone your chicken quite easily.
How do I debone chicken?
Here is a quick tutorial showing you how to debone chicken breast.
Cilantro Lime Chicken
Fresh Cilantro and lime juice make this south of the border inspired chicken dish perfect. Pair it with lime cilantro rice, and you've turned this Cilantro Lime Chicken into a full meal.Â
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breats
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- juice and zest of 2 limes
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Whisk together the olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt, pepper, zest and juice of 1 lime, and ½ of the cilantro in a bowl. Place the chicken in the bowl, and turn/toss to coat. Marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the chicken into an oven safe pan or casserole dish, and pour the marinade over the chicken. Bake the chicken for 30 to 35 minute or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Remove from the oven, and top with remaining zest, juice, and cilantro. Serve over rice.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 374Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 125mgSodium: 423mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 41g
What to serve with Cilantro Lime Chicken:
robin rue
This sounds so good. My hubby and I are having a date night at home on Friday and I think I am going to make this for us for dinner.
Joanna
Enjoy date night Robin! That sounds like a great meal to have that night!
valmg @ Mom Knows It All
I love the combination of chicken and rice, they are just perfect together. This dish sounds like it has a bit of zing with the cilantro, cumin and lime.
Joanna
Chicken and rice is the ultimate comfort food, behind chicken and potatoes! 😉 This combo with the lime and cilantro is perfection.
Amber Myers
Yum, these are some of my favorite flavors! I've always loved cilantro and lime. I'll be making this for dinner soon! I always need to find ways to make chicken.
Joanna
I hope you get to make this one soon! Isn't lime and cilantro so perfect together?!
Joan Cajic
This sis so going to my menu this week, looks delicious and simple to make which I love.
Joanna
It's on our menu for next week! 🙂 If you try this, I'd love for you to come back and let us know what you thought.
Jessica Taylor
This looks so good! I am always looking for new chicken recipes since that's all my daughter is eating these days!
Joanna
Thanks! I hope your daughter enjoys this one!
Jeuelle
I love cilantro and lime on anything lol. This combo is one of my favorites for seasoning dishes...
Joanna
It's one of our favorite combos too! I hope you make this one soon!
Karen Morse
This looks like heaven! I like the combination of the lime and the cilantro, it's really going to make the chicken tasty and yummy! Thanks for the recipe.
Joanna
It's such a great combo! It makes the chicken super tasty!
Jay Colby
This sounds like a great recipe. I've never had cilantro lime chicken before but it sounds tasty.
Joanna
If you love tex-mex flavors, you'll love this one!
Jeanette
This looks like a great dinner to try. I'm always trying to find different ways to make chicken because it can be so boring sometimes. We love cilantro in this house so this would be great.
Joanna
I agree, chicken gets boring. I am like you, always looking new ways to flavor it.
Tomi C
This looks like a quick and easy dish to make. Gotta love one pot meals especially when you're shuttling kids to this practice and that practice and you really don't have a lot of time.
Joanna
Yes! I love fast and simple meals, because we all know that we don't have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen on most nights.
Our Family World
I love this easy to follow recipe. The ingredients are simple and I love the delicious lime flavor! I will have to make this soon. The cilantro lime chicken would be a great topping on fried rice too.
Joanna
Thanks so much! Yes, it would be quite tasty on fried rice, yum!
Pam Wattenbarger
This sounds so tasty. I make a lot of chicken and I love anything cilantro lime flavored.
Joanna
Great! I hope you make this one soon!
Sarah Bailey
OK I could totally make this delicious dish! It sounds amazing and would be right up my street I bet the lime gives it a wonderful flavour.
Joanna
The lime really lends it's self beautifully to this recipe!
Marysa
What a great meal, with the combination of chicken and rice. You could even mix things up a little and put this in a taco or make a salad bowl. Looks delicious!
Joanna
I love the idea of doing this in a taco or salad bowl! Thanks, I'm totally gonna try those out! 🙂
Carol Cassara
Chicken is so much fun to cook with because it goes so well with so many flavor combinations. This one looks absolutely perfect and I can't wait to make it for me and my husband!
Joanna
Sounds great Carol! If y'all get the chance to try this out, come back and let us know what you think!
AnnMarie John
Talk about something that I'd enjoy making for the whole family. I've always liked the taste of cilantro and lime and it will definitely compliment the chicken.
Joanna
I hope you get to make this one soon!
Rashmi and Chalukya
Spicy Chicken has always been the favorite in my family. This weekend we were planning to try to something new and Cilantro Lime Chicken sounds perfect to give a try. Thanks for sharing with us.
Joanna
I hope y'all love this one as much as our family does!
chubskulitrose
That looks delicious. I love incorporating citrus into chicken dishes, it makes a big difference on flavor!
Joanna
Citrus really packs a flavor profile that is perfect in so many dishes. I like using it too.
Sandy N Vyjay
We make cilantro and Lime rice. It is a similar vegetarian dish that finds its way on our dining table at least twice in a week. This recipe looks like a complete meal in itself.
Joanna
Thanks! Cilantro and lime rice is one of our favorites to eat with so many different dishes.
Ana
I hope that Kayla has a wonderful time at boot camp but wow she is brave, don't know how I would feel about not having a phone for 9 weeks. Still on another note this cilantro lime recipe sounds absolutely delicious.
Joanna
Thanks Ana! I think she's more bummed about not having a phone, than she is about being away from home! 😀
Peter
I love this dish! Brings me back to my early restaurant days! Thank you for posting this. Great for our Daren nights.
Joanna
This dish totally reminds me of a few that you can get in restaurants! 🙂
Karissa @WithOurBest
Yum! We are having chicken tonight... I wasn't sure how I was going to cook it. I think I'll be trying this with some roasted veggies and mexican rice!
Joanna
Sounds like a great dinner Karissa!
Kiwi
I love cilantro and lime together as a meal! Looks good garnish with this chicken!
What Corinne Did
I absolutely love anything with lime or lemon in it! i think it adds so much flavor! and having it with rice and chicken is a great combo! xx corinne
Kita Bryant
Oh yes please! I could prob ably live off of this recipe!
Dee Jackson
My tummy started growling as soon as I saw these pictures. I would love to have this for dinner this week
Heather
I don't eat meat but anything with cilantro and lime is amazing! I started making rice with cilantro and lime and my family loves it.
Esse D
The pictures look amazing! The recipe looks like it's fresh and delicious. I kind of want to try this recipe out.
LavandaMichelle
This dish looks super tasty. I bet it taste so fresh because of the lime and cilantro. Thanks for the new recipe.
Terri Beavers
I use limes in a lot of my recipes because I love them so much. I've not tried this recipe yet though and I can't wait to. I could put it in my Ninja Cooker.
Anshika
Wow, this look so yummy and delicious, love the combination of chicken and rice. I'm definitely going to prepare this.
Amila
It seems cilantro lime chicken is easy to cook.I am sure that the taste is awesome too.These pictures make me hungry!
kim
What a fabulous looking meal! Loving all of these flavors!
Ada
There is just so much you can do with chicken. I need to try making it like this very soon.
Anosa Malanga
Been cooking already and checking out good and different recipes to try on. Hopefully I will be able to successfully make it!
deb dutta
gosh this looks so so delishhh.. i have to try it