This make-ahead Bourbon and Honey Cilantro Lime Chicken is a flavorful twist on an old favorite and perfect for a weeknight dinner or weekend party!
Hey-yo! It’s National Bourbon and Honey month! Yep, I can’t make this stuff up folks. It’s both national bourbon month AND national honey month. Yes, I am giddy and yes I will be celebrating all-month-long and so should you!
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I’ll be peppering you all month with reasons to celebrate #BourbonandHoney month because, why not? So let’s get started with a super easy grilled chicken recipe, eh? Heck yeah, everyone love chicken! This one is an awesome make-ahead recipe. Just throw everything together in a ziplock bag, stash it in the freezer while you’re at work and grill these bad boys up when you get home for the easiest dinner on the block. Serve it with rice, grilled veggies or a pretty green salad and you’ve got dinner in no time at all.
Cilantro lime is one of the best flavor combos around but add bourbon and honey and it’s even better. I love the way the sweet honey gives the chicken a bit of extra browning and the bourbon, well that flavor is always a bonus!
Bourbon and Honey Cilantro Lime Chicken
This make-ahead Bourbon and Honey Cilantro Lime Chicken is a flavorful twist on an old favorite and perfect for a weeknight dinner or weekend party!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped and additional for garnish
- 2 limes zested and juiced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons bourbon whiskey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Serve with lime wedges and fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Place chicken in a ziplock bag. In a medium bowl combine cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, honey, bourbon, soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, cilantro, salt and pepper. Pour into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the sauce over the chicken and seal the bag. Marinate in the fridge at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Heat up a gas or charcoal grill. Place the chicken on the grill over medium heat. Cover the grill; cook 12 to 15 minutes, turning once and brushing with remaining marinade, until the juice of the chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut. Serve with lime wedges and fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories: 298
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 61mg
Whats your favorite grilled chicken recipe?
Grill more chicken!!
Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken from Two Peas and Their Pod
Grilled Chicken with South Carolina Style BBQ from Simply Recipes
Spicy Thai Grilled Chicken from Joyful Healthy Eats
Or cook up my Chicken with Chimichurri… 
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