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This tender, juicy, zesty chili lime chicken is perfect for topping your salad! This easy recipe takes just minutes to prepare! Perfect for a weeknight dinner!
Chili Lime Chicken Salad. Some days just call for salad. But salad never really fills me up. I need a little something more with my salad. That’s where this chili lime chicken comes in. This chicken is bursting with flavor. And I will be completely honest with you, if you don’t like lime, you probably won’t like this chicken. It definitely has a tangy lime flavor to it. With a little pop of heat from the chili powder. It’s everything that it’s name would imply. But if you’re like me and love those flavors then I think this meal will be perfect for you!
As with all recipes here, this is an easy to make recipe. Perfect for having on a weeknight. The only trick is making sure that you marinade the chicken. So this is a meal that takes a little fore-thought. The chicken will need to marinade for at least 2 hours to really absorb the flavors. Then it’s just a matter of tossing it in a pan and cooking it. It’s a healthy dinner that is easy to make, it’s filling, and the whole family enjoyed it! Even the pickiest ones of all. Winning! Make sure you snag the recipe for the Creamy Avocado Salsa too, remember that’s the recipe that’s called salsa, but it’s so universal you can use it for a salad dressing also, and it’s perfect on this salad!
Chili Lime Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breasts
- ½ cup lime juice
- zest of 2 limes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ cup cilantro roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
Instructions
- Clean the chicken by removing fat, slice the chicken breasts in half lengthwise to make them thinner and easier to cook.
- In a bowl combine the lime juice, lime zest, olive oil, cilantro, minced garlic, honey, salt, and chili powder. Stir to mix.
- Add the chicken to the bowl and coat in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to overnight.
- Heat a large pan over medium heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade. Place in heated pan and allow to cook about 5-7 minutes on each side or until chicken is fully cooked through. Leave in the pan extra time to blacken if desired.
- Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and set on cutting board to let rest for a couple of minutes before slicing.
- Assemble the salad, layer the lettuce, chicken, tomato, avocado, and drizzle with Avocado Ranch. Or any dressing of your choice.
- Serve and enjoy!
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The chicken alone is awesome and in the salad itbis very filling
So glad you enjoyed 🙂 Thanks!
I just made it tonight and loved it! It didn’t need salad dressing because the chicken was so flavorful. Yummy.
Yay!! Thanks so much Laurie. I’m so glad you enjoyed. This is probably my all time favorite way to prepare chicken. I make it this way all the time 🙂
Yes! I will definitely be cooking my chicken this way a lot!
The link for the advocado dressing on the chili line chicken avocado salad does not appear to be worked ng
Hi Kris! You’re absolutely right, something wasn’t working right. But I got it fixed so it links properly now. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know! Here is the direct link if you need it: https://houseofyumm.com/creamy-avocado-salsa/
This salad looks amazing and I need to make this asap! I love how juicy it looks. I wish I could have that for lunch right now!
This salad makes me hungry! It looks so flavorful and yummy! Love your photos, too! 😀
I’m such a salad girl….and that chicken! Looks fabulous!
What a delicious and wholesome meal!
What a perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner!
I have some leftover limes and now I know they’ll be put to good use!
This salad is seriously everything!