Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chipotle cilantro lime grilled chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chipotle cilantro lime grilled chicken using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken:
- Take 4 pounds chicken legs- (12 legs)
- Prepare As needed salt and pepper
- Get 2 ounces oil
- Prepare 2-3 tablespoons chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (add 2 two start and if you want more add more after you taste it :)
- Make ready 4 cloves garlic
- Take 4 tablespoons cilantro leaves only
- Take 1 each lime- zested first…. then juiced – add both to the marinade
- Make ready 1 teaspoon oregano
- Take 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- Make ready 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Take 1/2 teaspoon paprika
Instructions to make Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken:
- 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.
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