How to Make Fiesta Lime Chicken

Name: How to Make Fiesta Lime Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 pound chicken breasts, (pounded to an even thickness); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablesoons lime juice (about 1 lime); Lime zest from 1 lime; 1 tsp EACH chili powder, brown sugar; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 tsp EACH ground cumin, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder; 1-4-1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder ((optional for more heat)); 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 medium avocados ripe but firm, (chopped); 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered (OR 2 Roma tomatoes seeded, chopped); fresh corn from 1 ear sweet corn; 1/3 cup finely chopped red onion; 1/2 red bell pepper, (chopped); 1 jalapeno pepper, (diced, seeds separated); 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro; 1 garlic clove, minced ((or 1/4 tsp garlic powder)); 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1/4 tsp EACH ground cumin, salt; 1/8 tsp pepper, (or more to taste)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 15m total

Servings

Calories

20% of a 2,000 cal day

399KCAL

Protein

29g59% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat24g

31%

Saturated4g

18%

Unsaturated21g

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Total Carbs20g

Fiber9g

32%

Total Sugars6g

—

incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch5g

—

Sodium687mg

30%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Chicken breasts marinated in lime juice, Mexican spices, and olive oil, served with a fresh avocado and corn salsa. Bright, tangy, and full of fresh flavors.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

1 lbchicken breasts — pounded to an even thickness
2 tbspolive oil
2 tbsplime juice — 1
1Lime zest
1 tspEACH chili powder, brown sugar
¾ tspsalt
½ tspEACH ground cumin, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder
1–4½ tspchipotle chili powder — optional
¼ tsppepper — ground
2medium avocados — ripe but firm, chopped
1 cupcherry tomatoes — quartered, or Roma tomatoes
1fresh corn from 1 ear sweet corn — kernels removed from ear
⅓ cupred onion — finely chopped
½red bell pepper — chopped
1jalapeño pepper — diced, seeds separated
2 tbspcilantro — finely chopped
1garlic clove — minced, or garlic powder
2 tbsplime juice
¼ tspEACH ground cumin, salt
⅛ tsppepper

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Method

15m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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