Cilantro Lime Chicken with Mango Avocado Salsa
This perfect weeknight dinner or meal prep lunch pairs fresh mango and avocado salsa with juicy grilled chicken over rice.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 368kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lbs chicken breast, raw
- Optional: 2/3 cup jasmine rice, cooked according to package directions (not included in nutrition info, see note)
Marinade
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 limes, juiced and zested
- 1/4 cup olive oil (2 fl oz)
- 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (1 fl oz)
- 2 tbsp honey (1 fl oz)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (8 grams)
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
Mango Avocado Salsa
- 1 large mango, peeled and chopped (309 grams)
- 1 1/2 medium Haas avocados, peeled and chopped (225 grams)
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 red onion, finely diced (55 grams)
- 1 medium jalapeño, seeds removed and diced (15 grams)
- 2 limes, juiced and zested
- 1 tbsp olive oil (1/2 fl oz)
- 1/2 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
Instructions
- Whisk together marinade ingredients until well combined. Set aside about 2 tbsp of marinade to reserve for brushing the chicken during grilling.
- Pound the chicken to ensure it is even thickness throughout. To do this, I just stick the chicken on a small baking sheet in a single layer sandwiched between 2 layers of paper towels and use my fist to make quick work of this task.
- Add chicken breast to a resealable bag, then pour remaining marinade over top and massage around to ensure even distribution. Set aside in refrigerator to marinate for 2-6 hours.
- Mix together all salsa ingredients and set aside, covered, in the refrigerator.
- Pre-heat grill to 400°. Spray grill grates with non-stick grill spray or brush grates with vegetable oil. Allow excess marinade to drip from the chicken breast before adding to grill. Grill one side for 6 minutes, then flip, brush with marinade, and grill for an additional 4-6 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken breasts. The internal temperature should just barely reach 165° as you remove the chicken from from the grill.
- Allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving with salsa and rice (optional).
Notes
Note that the nutrition info listed does NOT include rice, but you can view the nutrition info with rice by checking out the recipe in My Fitness Pal.
Scan the barcode below or search for "Peanut Butter and Fitness Cilantro Lime Chicken" to log this meal in My Fitness Pal. There are options for with and without rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 1027mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g