Best Spicy Citrus Grilled Chicken Recipes

GRILLED SPICY-CITRUS CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CORN AND GREEN ONIONS

Grilled Spicy-Citrus Chicken Thighs with Corn and Green Onions image

Categories Chicken Citrus Fruit Garlic Herb Onion Vegetable Backyard BBQ Corn Summer Grill/Barbecue Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup fresh lime juice
2/3 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
2 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper
16 large chicken thighs with skin and bones (about 6 pounds)
16 green onions
8 ears of corn, husked

Steps:

Whisk first 7 ingredients in medium bowl. Season marinade with salt and pepper. Place chicken thighs in large resealable plastic bag. Place green onions and corn in extra-large resealable plastic bag. Divide marinade equally between bags; seal bags, turning to coat. Chill chicken, corn, and green onions 4 hours, turning bags occasionally.
Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Remove chicken and vegetables from marinade; discard marinade. Grill chicken until charred and juices run clear when pierced with knife, turning occasionally and rearranging on grill for even cooking, about 25 minutes. Grill green onions and corn until charred on all sides, about 6 minutes for green onions and 13 minutes for corn. Transfer chicken, green onions, and corn to platter and serve.

SPICY CITRUS GRILLED CHICKEN

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Make and share this Spicy Citrus Grilled Chicken recipe from Food.com.

Provided by gailanng

Categories Chicken Breast

Time 1h55m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 1/2-2 lbs bone-in chicken pieces (your favorite, cut breasts in half crosswise)
1 lime, juice and zest of, large
1 orange, juice and zest of, large
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded, minced (for spicier chicken, leave seeds and ribs)
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Place chicken in a large zip-top plastic bag.
In a bowl, whisk together lime juice and zest, orange juice and zest, oil, oregano, garlic, jalapeno.
Pour marinade into plastic bag over chicken and lay flat in a shallow dish. Refrigerate for at least 90 minutes or up to 4 hours, turning occasionally.
Remove chicken from marinade and season with salt and pepper.
Grill chicken until browned and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.

SPICY GRILLED CITRUS CHICKEN

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Categories Marinade Chicken Healthy

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 cans (32 oz) frozen orange juice concentrate
2 c canned tomato puree
1 c honey
2 - 3 lemons, zested and juiced
3 limes, zested and juiced
1 orange zested
16 garlic cloves, crushed through press
4 teas thyme
4 teas cayenne pepper
1 Tb, ground pepper
1 TB salt
24 chicken breasts or thighs

Steps:

In a large stock pot combine all marinade ingredients, blend well. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least overnight. Grill. May cook down marinade and use to baste chicken. Can freeze chicken in marinade.

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