Best Cilantro Lime Chicken Thighs Recipes

CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN THIGHS

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Simple, yet delicious recipe for chicken thighs! Serve with brown rice (I serve with my own personal recipe for Cheesy Fiesta Brown Rice).

Provided by zZaMaMa

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Thigh Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 pound boneless chicken thighs, cut into strips
1 teaspoon onion powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 limes, juiced
¼ cup chicken stock
1 bunch fresh cilantro, finely chopped

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Wrap garlic cloves in a piece of aluminum foil.
Roast in the preheated oven until softened and fragrant, about 15 minutes.
While garlic is roasting, season chicken with onion powder, salt, and pepper.
Heat olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add chicken and cook, turning halfway though, until browned, about 8 minutes. Add roasted garlic to the pan, mashing the cloves as you stir. Add lime juice, chicken stock, and cilantro.
Stir until chicken is coated with the sauce. Reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.9 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 14.4 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 19.7 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 146.4 mg, Sugar 0.9 g

ONE-POT CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CILANTRO-LIME-BLACK BEAN RICE

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One-pan chicken thighs with cilantro-lime-black bean rice -- flavorful, delicious, gluten-free dinner! Very easy to make, everything is done in 1 pot, on stovetop, no need to turn on the oven! Just let the rice cook in the juices from the chicken thighs and in the chicken broth (or vegetable broth). The rice come out super delicious, and the chicken thighs are perfectly moist, tender, and flavorful!

Provided by MattLeslie

Categories Meat and Poultry Chicken Chicken Thighs

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup uncooked jasmine rice
½ cup water
4 garlic cloves, minced
¼ teaspoon salt
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons lime juice, or to taste

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season skin side of chicken with salt and pepper. Place in the hot skillet, skin-side down. Cook until golden brown but not burned, about 5 minutes. Flip, reduce heat to medium, and sear until golden brown on the other side, about 2 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet.
Combine chicken broth, rice, water, garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in the same skillet. Bring to a boil and mix well. Place the chicken on top, forming wells in the rice. Reduce heat to low. Cover with a lid and simmer until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Remove chicken from skillet. Mix in black beans, cilantro, and lime juice. Serve together.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 459 calories, Carbohydrate 58.3 g, Cholesterol 56 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 25.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 1221 mg, Sugar 1 g