If there’s one grilled chicken recipe you could use all summer long, it’s this one. Jalapeño, cilantro, lime, garlic, and avocado are the the main ingredients- need I say more? I love this as is, on top of a salad, sliced up and placed into wraps, or served with a corn salad- you can’t go wrong. Flavorful and EASY!
IT’S A LIME EXPLOSION!
With lime juice in the marinade and then in the avocado sauce- this one just screams all the summer flavors. And to add to the lime party, why not place a few wedges on top when serving too.
ALL IN THE SAUCE
Really though, it’s all in the sauce. I find myself making this avocado sauce for a lot of meals. Tacos, rice bowls, and now this jalapeño cilantro chicken. You can use plain yogurt or sour cream- there’s times I use both. Avocados, cilantro, lime, and salt- deeeeelicious!
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JALAPENO CILANTRO CHICKEN
Ingredients
CHICKEN SEASONING
- 6 pc thigh boneless and skinless
- 2 tsp Aleppo pepper
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
CHICKEN MARINADE
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 lime juiced
- 1/2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 jalapeno
AVOCADO SAUCE
- 1 Avocado
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1/2 bunch cilantro
- 1/2 lime juiced
- salt to taste
- olive oil drizzle
TOPPINGS
- fresh cilantro
- red onions
- lime wedges
Instructions
CHICKEN
- combine all ingredients from chicken marinade into a processor and blend until smooth. set aside
- season chicken with chicken seasoning items. mix well. add to it the marinade from the processor.
- cook 4-5 minutes per side then let it rest
AVOCADO SAUCE
- combine all ingredients from avocado sauce into the same processor. blend until smooth
ASSEMBLE
- lay out cooked chicken into your dish. top with dollops of avocado sauce + more on the side. top with cilantro, red onions, and lime wedges.
- serve as is, with a side of warm bread, over a salad- or use for meal prep