Grilled Chicken with Chipotle-Lime Sauce
Juicy grilled chicken breast with a spicy, yet sweet chipotle honey-lime sauce! It is such a fantastic summer dish to add to the menu.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- Grill
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise.
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1 serrano Chile, seeded and diced.
- 1-2 chipotle, in adobo sauce, seeded and diced.
- 1 large fresh lime, juice Plus 1 lime sliced for garnish. ( Optional)
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced.
- 1/4 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp fresh oregano, minced. 1/2 tsp dried oregano works too.
- 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro, minced. more for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the grill.
- Season each breast with salt, pepper, paprika, and cumin. Both sides and as even on all pieces as possible. Set aside and move onto the sauce.
- Now into a food processor, add the lime juice, honey, garlic, serrano pepper, chipotle pepper, and cornstarch. Blend.
- Now transfer the mix to a small saucepan on high heat. Boil the mixture for 1-2 minutes. Add the fresh cilantro and oregano, then stir. Remove from the heat. Reserve 1/2 of the sauce.
- Baste the chicken breasts and grill on both sides with half of the sauce, Grill until cooked through. 160° is the done temperature for chicken. Remember to flip and grill on both sides.
- Move the chicken to a serving platter. Garnish with lime slices and sprinkle on the cilantro garnish.
- Pour the remaining sauce onto the chicken and serve immediately. *If the sauce is a bit too thick to pour after cooling down, squeeze in a bit more lime juice and stir.
- ENOY!
