The school year has officially begun!
Granted, I’m not in school, nor do I have kiddos in school. But for the past 8 years, I have taught music lessons to a handful of kids on Monday evenings. And boy oh boy, they were overflowing with stories to share this week! I heard about everything from getting the “cool” 5th grade teacher, to strategies on learning new locker combinations, to singing auditions in front of the entire choir class, to starry-eyed news about a first boyfriend, and on and on.
Somewhere in these lessons, I promise we find time for the music. But I always get so excited hearing them get so excited about a new school year! It almost makes me want to relive high school myself. Almost. Ok, actually, nope. Not at all. :)
But still, now that their school year is off and running, I know from their parents and friends and my art-teacher sister that schedules kick into high gear with homework and after-school activities galore. So today I’m sharing one of my favorite quick, easy, healthy, and oh-so-tasty dinner recipes — Easy Lime Chicken!
Easy Lime Chicken
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
Description
This easy lime chicken takes a small amount of time to prepare, but is BIG on great flavor!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 cup freshly-squeezed lime juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp. worchestershire sauce
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. melted butter
- zest of two limes
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- additional lime wedges (for garnish)
Instructions
- Add chicken thighs, lime juice, garlic, worchestershire sauce, salt and pepper to a large ziplock bag. Seal and toss to combine ingredients until the chicken is evenly coated. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and grease a baking dish with cooking spray. Remove chicken from bag with a slotted spoon, reserving the marinade, and arrange in a single layer in the baking dish. Brush chicken with melted butter, and season with additional salt and pepper if desired. Bake for about 20 minutes, the remove and brush chicken with the reserved marinade. Bake for an additional 20-30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear. (Baking times may shift for different types of chicken.) Remove and sprinkle chicken with lime zest and fresh cilantro.
- Serve over rice or quinoa garnished with lime wedges.
This recipe is a regular in my dinner rotations. My kids love it too!
Hi can I skip the butter step? Maybe brush with olive oil instead or just skip altogether?
You cannot save the marinade with raw chicken and put it on already cooked chicken.
The reserved marinade is still being cooked, so there is no issue with brushing it on the chicken after 20 minutes. It will just cook out as the initial marinade did at the beginning.
I have recently tried this recipe at my home and it is really great. I love this recipe. Also sharing here another best lime chicken salad recipe. Check it out here:
how do you make the lime chicken salad pleas??? Sounds wonderful. TY
i am ten years old and i love cooking this is one of the things that was easy to make high five to how ever made this
Easy and tasty. Will be making it again.
Good but never should you reuse marinade. Once chicken is out of bag, throw the rest away!
This was so good and everyone in the family wanted seconds. Great flavours, simple.
Love this recipe !!! Thank you so much!!!
I had chicken laid out for dinner, so I searched for recipes and came across this one. To say it was easy was an understatement. The recipe was simple to follow and it smelled wonderful in the oven. The best part was that it was a huge hit with my other half! The flavor was spectacular!! I will definitely share this with my friends and family, as well as tune into the site for other fantastic recipes!!
I have no cilantro. Will it tase the same?