Caribbean Lime Chicken

Submitted by alligirl

"I copied this recipe from a magazine (can't remember which one :( ) and it is light and tasty!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 7-8 pieces
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 - 2 1⁄2 lbs chicken pieces (breasts, thighs and drumsticks)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lime zest
• 1⁄4 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon basil, crushed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt

directions

1. Heat oven to 450°F.
2. Rinse chicken pieces and pat dry.
3. Place chicken pieces on broiler pan.
4. Broil 4-5 inches from heat for approximately 20 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, stir remaining ingredients together .
6. Brush chicken with mixture on both sides.
7. Broil for another 5 - 15 minutes, until no longer pink.
8. Brush with mixture often during last 5 minutes of cooking.
9. Note: Watch carefully after brushing mixture on chicken!

Reviews

[Sabina7271988]

Moist, tasty, but best of all a healthy choice! Love it!!!!!!

 

[Jubes]

Reviewed and enjoyed for ZWT9- an easy chicken dish that makes a great weeknight meal :)

 

[Srt]

Chicken can be so boring but the spices in this recipe really gave the chicken a wonderful flavor. We served with roasted sweet potatoes for a nice meal. Thank you for sharing--we'll use this recipe over and over again.

 

[Dawn F.]

Oh so tasty and simple. Made for Football Pool 2009 wild card playoff weekend.

 

[Derf2440]

Delightful chicken!! wonderful flavour, we loved the lime, the zest really complimented the garlic and basil. I pounded skinless boneless chicken breasts because I wanted to cook them on the Cuisinart grill so they needed to be of equal thickness. They cooked very quickly on the grill and were delicious ! Thanks for posting I will make these again, glad I found you when you chose me for PAC, excellent recipe!!