A trio of Cuban favorites--lime, garlic, and cumin--flavors this chicken, cooked whole on the grill.
Grilled Lime Chicken
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup frozen limeade concentrate (from 12-oz can), thawed
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove backbone from chicken; discard. Firmly press whole chicken to flatten. Cut two 1/2-inch slits through each breast about 1 inch from tip; tuck legs into slits. Fold each wing back behind the neck area.
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Step2In small bowl, mix salt, cumin, pepper, and garlic powder. Rub mixture all over outside of chicken. Place chicken in 13x9-inch disposable foil pan, breast side up. Place pan of chicken on grill over medium-low heat. Cover grill; cook chicken 20 minutes. Turn chicken over; insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone. Cook 10 to 15 minutes longer, brushing with limeade last 5 minutes of cook time, until thermometer reads 180°F and legs move easily when lifted or twisted.
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Step3Remove chicken from grill; cover with foil. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
560
Calories
30g
Total Fat
60g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 560
- Calories from Fat
- 270
- Total Fat
- 30g
- 46%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 42%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 195mg
- 65%
- Sodium
- 770mg
- 32%
- Potassium
- 520mg
- 15%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 60g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 8 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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