Grilled Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa

Name: Grilled Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 4 (9 oz) raw chicken boneless skinless chicken breast halves; • 1 Tbsp lime zest; • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice; • 4 teaspoons oil; • 2 packets Splenda or Stevia; • 1/3 cup chopped cilantro, plus more for serving; • 3 cloves garlic, minced; • ½ tsp Salt; • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; Salsa:; • 3 ounces avocados (ripe but semi-firm), diced; • 1 ½ cup Roma tomatoes, chopped; • 1/2 cup chopped green onion, rinsed under cool water to remove harsh bite; • 1 clove garlic, minced; • 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice

4 steps

1 Leaner protein 1 vegetable 3 condiments 1 fat

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:07:57 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

4 x 9 ozboneless skinless chicken breast halves

raw chicken

1 Tbsplime zest

⅓ cupfresh lime juice

4 teaspoonsoil

2 packetsSplenda

or Stevia

⅓ cupcilantro

chopped, plus more for serving

3 clovesgarlic

minced

½ tspsalt

½ tspblack pepper

freshly ground

salsa

3 ouncesavocados

ripe but semi-firm, diced

1 ½ cupRoma tomatoes

chopped

½ cupgreen onion

chopped, rinsed under cool water to remove harsh bite

1 clovegarlic

minced

1 Tbspfresh lime juice

Instructions

Step 1

Place chicken on a cutting board, cover with a sheet of plastic wrap and pound thicker parts of chicken to an even thickness. Transfer chicken to a gallon size resealable plastic bag.

Step 2

• In a small mixing bowl whisk together lime zest, lime juice, olive oil, splenda, cilantro, 3 cloves minced garlic and season with 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Pour marinade mixture over chicken in bag. Seal bag while pressing air out, then rub marinade over chicken. Allow to rest in refrigerator 2 - 4 hours (rotating bag to opposite side and moving chicken around halfway through if possible to ensure it's evenly marinating).

Step 3

• Preheat a grill over medium-high heat (to about 425 - 450 degrees). Brush grill grates lightly with oil then grill chicken until center registers 160 - 165 degrees on an instant read thermometer, about 4 minutes per side. Remove and let rest 5 minutes.

Step 4

• Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl toss together avocado, tomato, onion, garlic and lime and season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon over chicken and sprinkle with chopped cilantro. Serve warm.