Chili Lime Chicken Salad
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!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Marinating Time2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Tex Mex
Servings: 4
- 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
Salad
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Avocado
- Avocado Ranch Dressing
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!
Serving: 1 | Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 567mg | Potassium: 888mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 351IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg