A robust rub turns ordinary chicken into extraordinary grilled chicken.
Lime- and Chili-Rubbed Chicken Breasts
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
- 2 teaspoons olive or canola oil
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix chili powder, brown sugar, lime peel, salt, garlic powder and ground red pepper. Rub both sides of chicken with oil, then with spice mixture.
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Step2Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 10 to 15 minutes, turning once or twice, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).
Nutrition
200
Calories
7g
Total Fat
31g
Protein
3g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 29%
- Sodium
- 390mg
- 16%
- Potassium
- 290mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 3g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 31g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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