We eat lots of chicken at our house. It’s easy, economical and healthy. But chicken can be bland. And it can get boring! But by creating this amazing from scratch marinade, you can dress up your chicken with a bold taste that the entire family will love!
What You Will Need
1 Medium Onion
1 Cup of Cilantro
3 Teaspoons Minced Garlic
1 Teaspoon Sugar
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
1/2 Cup Lime Juice
3 Medium Chicken Breasts
**Note: I used the NuWave Oven Pro for this recipe. However, it can be cooked in the oven or on the grill as well.**
How to Make It
Start by preparing your chicken. Using a meat tenderizer or rolling pin, soften and flaten your chicken. You want it to be about an inch thick at most. Once you have tenderized your meat, place in a plastic bag and set aside. You are now ready to create your marinade. Chop up your onion and wash your cilantro. Then using a blender or chopper to combine the onion, cilantro and garlic. This will take on a paste like consistency and be somewhat thick. That is fine as long as you make sure all ingredients are blended well.
Now mix in your lime juice, sugar and soy sauce to create your marinade. While it will still be thick, it should have a more liquid consitancy now. Pour into your bag of chicken and massage well into the chicken and then place in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours.
That’s it! You have prefectly marinated chicken! Now, on to cooking options! This dish is delish no matter how your cook it but everybody likes options, right?
You can cook it in the oven on 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until juices run clear.
You can grill it for 10 minutes per side on a gas or coal grill.
Or you can cook it on an indoor grill such as the NuWave Oven Pro!
Regardless of the method you use, you will end up with a tender, tasty chicken dish that the whole family is sure to love! Serve with a side of veggies and a roll or rice and you’ve got an entire meal that is healthy, yummy and super simple!
Enjoy!
This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try it!
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This looks really good and the Cilantro is so good for you.
I’m in love with cilantro, lime, and garlic, so this is the PERFECT recipe for me! Thanks!
The photo of this dish REALLY caught my eye - the chicken looks as bright and beautiful as summer - The Essence of Summer! I can almost smell the fragrance of Summer just looking at it!
I hope this chicken is as good as it looks - because I’m planning to make it as the main dishes for our special 3rd of July version of the 4th of July we have with my soon to be 90 years old Mom. (She still lives on her own in a retirement community - we live nearby - and she has a unit/condo with a really nice private patio where we can grill and “picnic” outdoors (weather permitting..)
I’ve been looking for a new easy to make/cook chicken recipe for this occasion (we were already planning to make Margaritias or Mojitos so this will be perfect along with a Mexican Rice Salad and Plantanos. My Honey/Hubby will be making his world famous FLAN.
I’ll let you know how it goes and if we make any changes - I’ve already planned one: using both boneless chicken breasts AND thighs for those dark meat lovers.