Best Chicken Breasts With Lime Sauce Recipes

SPICY GARLIC LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together salt, black pepper, cayenne, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder, thyme and parsley. Sprinkle spice mixture generously on both sides of chicken breasts.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute chicken until golden brown, about 6 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons garlic powder and lime juice. Cook 5 minutes more, stirring frequently to coat evenly with sauce.

GARLIC LIME CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Whisk together lime juice, oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Add chicken, turning to coat. Marinate chicken, covered and refrigerated, turning once or twice, for at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours.
• Put a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees.
• Remove chicken from marinade (discard marinade) and arrange skin side up, without crowding, in a shallow baking dish.
• Season with salt and pepper. Roast until just cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.
• If chicken has a skin, turn oven to broil. Broil chicken about 2 inches from the heat until skin is crisp, about 2 minutes.
• Serve with lime wedges.

QUICK GARLIC-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, combine the first 5 ingredients; add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. , Drain; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken with pepper. Grill, covered, over medium heat until a thermometer reads 165°, 7-8 minutes on each side.

GRILLED SESAME LIME CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between two sheets of parchment or plastic wrap. Using a mallet or rolling pin, pound each to an even thickness of 1/2 inch. Do not make them any thinner or they could dry out.
• In a large bowl, whisk together soy sauce, fish sauce, ginger and garlic. Grate in zest of 1 lime and squeeze in its juice. Whisk in peanut oil. Place chicken breasts in bowl and turn breasts well to evenly coat with mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours. Remove chicken from fridge while you heat the grill.
• Light the grill, building a hot fire, or heat your gas grill to high. Once grill is fully heated, brush breasts lightly with peanut oil and place chicken on the grill. Cook until undersides are browned and chicken is about halfway cooked, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip breasts and grill until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Transfer chicken to a platter. Drizzle with sesame oil; garnish with lime juice and cilantro, and chiles if desired.

JUICY GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH CILANTRO AND LIME

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, cilantro, parsley, lime juice, garlic salt, and Cajun seasoning in a large bowl. Add chicken breasts and toss to coat. Marinate in the refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Grill chicken on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 10 to 15 minutes. Baste chicken with marinade as it cooks. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

GARLIC LIME CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together lime juice, oil, and garlic and season generously with salt and pepper. Add chicken, turning to coat. Marinate chicken, covered and chilled, turning once or twice, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade, and arrange, skin sides up, without crowding, in a shallow baking pan. Season chicken with salt and pepper and roast in upper third of oven until just cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Change oven setting to broil and broil chicken about 2 inches from heat until skin is crisp, about 2 minutes.

MANGO-LIME CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and chili powder; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes. Stir in mango puree, lime juice, sugar, lime zest, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and add chicken pieces. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Serve.

CHICKEN WITH LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy duty plastic wrap and pound to 1/4 inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken ; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Remove from pan ; keep warm.
• Add chicken broth, sugar , 2 tablespoons juice, and mustard to pan ; cook over medium heat, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add cornstarch mixture to pan ; stir well with whisk. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat ; cook 1 minute or until sauce thickens slightly.
• Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice and butter, stirring until butter melts.
• Return chicken to pan ; simmer w minutes or until chicken is thoroughly heated.

GRILLED SOY-LIME CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Whisk together lime juice, soy sauce, and oil in a bowl. Place chicken breasts on a work surface between two layers of waxed paper or plastic wrap. Using the smooth side of a meat pounder, pound the chicken breasts until all the pieces are an even 1/2-inch thickness.
• Place chicken breasts in a resealable plastic bag or glass baking dish. Pour marinade into bag or over chicken in dish. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Heat a grill or grill pan over medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade, letting excess drip off. Grill chicken until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Shred or slice chicken, and serve with lettuce leaves and herbs on the side. See the top left tin image for reference.

HONEY-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine flour and cayenne pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Add a few chicken strips at a time and shake to coat.
• Melt butter in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until browned on all sides, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Combine lime juice, honey, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl; pour over the chicken. Continue to cook until juices run clear and the sauce is thickened, 3 to 5 more minutes.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LIME CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken, sprinkle with garlic powder and cook, turning once, until golden, 3-4 minutes per side. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• In the same skillet, melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Add onion, curry powder, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, 3 minutes, or until onions are tender.
• Stir in flour; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Stir in lime juice and light cream.
• Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer 7-8 minutes, or until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat.
• Spoon sauce over chicken breasts and top with a sprinkling of tomatoes and lime slices. Serve with hot cooked rice.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN GINGER LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• Beat the chicken meat with a mallet to tenderise. Barbecue the chicken until tender.
• To make lime juice sauce: Combine the brown sugar, lime juice, rum, ginger, garlic and Hot Sauce in a saucepan, heating without boiling until sugar fully dissolves, then bring sauce to a boil;.
• serve on top of chicken.