Margarita Grilled Chicken

Last Friday I shared one of my very favorite was to get a meat and veggie meal together FAST. My grill and/or grill pan! I can layer the meat and veggies all at once and be free to unload my dishwasher and refill my water bottle :)

I also said I would share my new favorite marinade for chicken. It may be awesome with beef too…

I call this Margarita Grilled Chicken because the flavors blend so nicely and the lime brings out the fresh flavors.…

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Margarita Grilled Chicken

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 144kcal

Author: Steph Wagner

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Ingredients

• ▢ 3 limes, juiced
• ▢ 1 orange, juiced
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
• ▢ 3 no calorie sweetener packets of choice (optional)
• ▢ 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Instructions

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  Place all ingredients except chicken into a bowl or small baking dish. Add chicken and let marinade for 30 minutes before grilling.
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  Heat a grill pan or outdoor grill to medium high heat. Add chicken and close the grill lid (or cover with lid if using stove top). Consider adding mini sweet peppers, zucchini, onion or other vegetables for the meal.
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  Grill for approximately 8-10 minutes per side depending on thickness, flipping once. Check internal temp is at 160 before removing from heat (it will continue to cook a bit to reach 165). Depending on the vegetable, it may need to be flipped and/or removed prior to the chicken reaching doneness.

Notes

*It is likely the carbohydrates are lower than what was calculated as much of the marinade is removed.

**Serving sizes on the recipes are not necessarily "bariatric sized" portions but are "traditional" portion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 3oz | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 133mg | Potassium: 539mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg