Best El Pollo Loco Chicken Copycat Recipes
EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN (COPYCAT)
El Pollo Loco Chicken marinated in citrus and pineapple juice overnight for the PERFECT El Pollo Loco copycat recipe!
Provided by Sabrina Snyder
Categories Main Course
Time 8h30m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix up all the ingredients except for the chicken into a large bowl.
- Whisk well then reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade in a small tupperware.
- Add the chicken to the bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
- Marinade overnight.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- In a cast iron grill pan add the chicken skin side up.
- Cook in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Using potholders, add the pan to the stovetop on medium high heat.
- Spray some foil with canola oil spray and put sprayed side down over the top of the chicken.
- Press onto the meat with either a bacon press, a foil wrapped brick or a second heavy pan (I used my normal cast iron skillet on top of the chicken.
- Spoon half the reserved marinade over the chicken while it cooks.
- Cook for another 3 minutes then remove the bacon press/brick, flip chicken (add some more marinade) and cook a final three minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 g, Calories 281 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Protein 18 g, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 233 mg, Sugar 3 g
EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN (COPYCAT RECIPE)
One thing (there are many) that I miss in California...was the El Pollo Loco Chicken places!! I found this recipe on a copy cat site! I serve this with warm tortillas and salsa!!
Provided by katie in the UP
Categories Chicken
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- For marinade, mix all ingredients, except chicken, together.
- Add chicken and marinate for 4-24 hours.
- Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade.
- Cook chicken on a hot grill for about 10 minutes on each side.
- Serve with tortillas and salsa.
- Time does not include marinating.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.8, Fat 20.4, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 92.8, Sodium 791.6, Carbohydrate 16.7, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 9.8, Protein 32
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