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Honey Chipotle Chicken
Honey Chipotle Chicken is succulent chicken glazed in a sticky honey sauce, infused with smoky chipotle peppers. Each bite has the perfect balance of sweet and spicy flavors, and can be used in tacos, burritos, or bowls!
Ingredients
Marinade
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce
- 1 chipotle in adobo pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus more for cooking the chicken
- 1 lime, juiced
For serving
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- fresh cilantro for serving
- tortillas
- salsa / guac / sour cream / hot sauce
Instructions
- Add the chicken to a large bowl or a ziplock bag. Add in the honey, chipotles in adobo, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, olive oil and lime juice.
- Toss to coat the chicken in the spices. Marinate for 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
- When you are ready to cook heat a large skillet over medium high heat with olive oil.Add in chicken and cook for 4 minutes on each side or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165. If the sauce starts to burn (due to the honey) turn down the heat.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and allow it to rest for a couple of minutes.Squeeze half of a lime onto the chicken.
- Cut or shred the chicken into bite size pieces.
- Use this chicken in tacos, burritos or bowls!
Nutrition Information
Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 22gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 394mgPotassium: 327mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 41IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg