Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken is grilled chicken coated in cilantro lime marinade is delicious served by itself or in a taco. Weight Watchers friendly- 5 SmartPoints!
My Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken is a great easy dish to make for a backyard barbecue or busy weeknight. Perfectly grilled chicken breast coated in a flavorful cilantro lime marinated. Delicious served by itself, wrapped in a taco, or even served in a burrito bowl! This is a Weight Watchers friendly recipe and each serving is 5 SmartPoints.
The great thing about this recipe is you can make it ahead of time and the chicken can be grilled outside, or even inside with a grill pan! The marinade really is the star of the show in this recipe. Garlic, vinegar, olive oil, jalapeno, honey, cilantro, and lime… what’s not to love?!
To a food processor, add all the marinade ingredients and pulse until well combined.
Add half of the marinade to a zip lock bag along with the chicken breast and let marinade for at least 30 minutes up to 12 hours.
Heat your outdoor grill or indoor grill pan on medium high heat. Grill the chicken breast on each side for about 7 minutes, brushing some of the marinade on top of the chicken half way through.
Served by itself, wrapped in a taco, or even served in a burrito bowl! I like to serve this with my Cilantro Lime Quinoa on the side or as the base of a burrito bowl. 5 Weight Watchers SmartPoints per serving!
I hope you enjoy these bites of flavor!
Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Pounds Chicken Breast, (4 Chicken Breast)
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Pepper
Cilantro Lime Marinade:
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1 Teaspoon Red Wine Vinegar
- ¼ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- ½ Jalapeno, (Seeds removed)
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- Zest of half lime
- Juice of 1 lime
- ¼ Bunch Cilantro
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Pepper
Instructions
- Season chicken breast with salt and pepper and add to a large zip lock bag.
- In a food processor (or blender), add cilantro lime marinade ingredients and pulse until well combined.
- Pour ½ glaze into the large zip lock bag with chicken.
- Shake to coat the chicken. Marinade for at least 30 minutes up to 12 hours.
- Brush cast iron grill (or indoor grill pan) with olive oil and heat over medium high heat for 10 minutes. If using outdoor grill, heat grill over medium high heat.
- Grill chicken for 7 minutes, the flip.
- Brush marinade over the top of the chicken and let cook another 7 minutes.
- Remove from grill and drizzle the rest of the marinade over chicken.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro and lime wedges.
Notes
Nutrition is based on the Weight Watchers Freestyle Program guidelines. Nutrition calculated using Weight Watchers calculator. NUTRITION: Serves 4 - (5 SmartPoints Per Serving) CALORIES: 135 FAT: 13.5 SATURATED FAT: 1.8 CARBS: 4.3 FIBER: 0 SUGARS: 4.3 PROTEIN: 4.3
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16 Comments
Leah
June 27, 2017 at 2:27 pm YUM! Your pictures are beautiful and make me want to eat this so bad!Kristine
June 28, 2017 at 1:51 pm It's delicious :) !! Thanks Leah!Yolanda
June 27, 2017 at 2:58 pm This looks unbelievable! I love cilantro, but my family doesn't so I'll to try with another herb or make this for my girlfriends :) Thanks for sharing!Kristine
June 28, 2017 at 1:51 pm Parsley would be good too!! Thanks Yolanda :)Chelsea Rose
June 27, 2017 at 6:22 pm This looks amazing! I'm going to have to give this a try! My favorite part of summer is grilling!Kristine
June 28, 2017 at 1:51 pm Grilling in the summer is so fun! Thanks Chelsea :)Robin
June 27, 2017 at 6:44 pm This sounds absolutely delicious - and smart! Cilantro and lime are already a great combo, but garlic kicks up the flavor in a way that must be absolutely delicious! Also, marinating is key to good grilled chicken, I've found. Will be making this this summer for sure! Robin recently posted...Day Trips Near San Francisco: Muir Woods & Vista PointKristine
June 28, 2017 at 1:50 pm It's so good! Thanks Robin :)Brittany Ferrell
June 27, 2017 at 6:53 pm This looks and sounds amazing! I love a great summer supper that is healthy, but flavorful. The jalapeno and the honey sound like a great combination of sweet and spicy. I know not everyone is a cilantro fan, but I LOVE it! I will definitely make this dish!Kristine
June 28, 2017 at 1:50 pm Yes! I love sweet and spicy :) Thank you Brittany!!Cheyenne
June 27, 2017 at 11:38 pm Yum! Have to try this one! Cheyenne recently posted...How to Create a Summer Hygge HomeKristine
June 28, 2017 at 1:47 pm I hope you do Cheyenne!Jen
June 28, 2017 at 10:52 am Yes, perfect summer flavors. Cilantro and lime are such big flavors and work so well together...not to mention the smoky flavor you get after putting it on the grill. One of my FAV flavor combos (even my 9 year old son has learned to appreciate cilantro & lime) YUM!!Kristine
June 28, 2017 at 1:47 pm That's so awesome you got your son to like those flavors!! Thanks Jen :)Sheila
August 27, 2017 at 10:58 pm Thank you for sharing this. I am also glad that I can make this ahead of time and can be pan-grilled. The combination of flavors is just awesome.Kristine
August 29, 2017 at 8:53 am The flavor combo is delicious! I like to make this grilled chicken, then dice up and make into a quesadilla. Thanks Sheila!