Liven up your dinners with this delicious baked chipotle chicken recipe. Marinated chicken breasts are oven baked for a simple and easy recipe that’s quick to prep.
Marinated Chipotle Chicken Breasts
If you are in a bit of a dinner rut, this chipotle chicken will liven things up!
With a delicious smokey flavor, this easy to prep recipe is perfect for a weeknight meal. Marinaded in a rich chipotle sauce before baking baked in the oven for maximum juiciness, this chicken breast recipe is the real deal!
Be sure to try my Chipotle Chicken Salad and Chipotle Lime Chicken Marinade too!
Why You’ll Love this Chipotle Chicken Marinade:
- Quick and easy: This is a super quick to prep recipe, just blend the marinade ingredients together, let it sit and then bake in the oven. Simple!
- Oven baked: Oven baking is a great hands off method for cooking. I find it also helps to lock in all those juices for a really flavorful dish.
- So flavorful: This chipotle marinade is wonderful bold in the flavor department. Smokey and spicy, it’s really delicious!
How to make baked chipotle chicken
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Blend together the ingredients for the marinade.
- Place the chicken breasts in the rest and place in the fridge.
- Cook the marinated breasts in the oven til cooked through
Can you make this recipe with chicken thighs?
Yes! This recipe can be used with chicken thighs or bone in chicken breasts if you prefer. Just be aware that your cooking time will increase slightly with either of these cuts.
Use an instant read thermometer to check that your chicken is fully cooked through, it should register at 165F.
What is chipotle?
This chipotle marinade is made with chipotle peppers, adobe sauce, honey and spices and herbs. It has a smokey and spicy flavor to it, with just a hint of sweetness. It’s seriously delicious!
What do you serve with it?
I love to serve this baked chipotle chicken on a bed of rice with grilled bell peppers and onions. You can easily serve this with your other favorite potato and veggie sides, it’s super verstatile!
Recipe Tips and Notes
- Marinate the chicken in the chipotle sauce for at least an hour. You can leave it as long as 12 hours.
- Any leftovers will keep well in the fridge for up to 4 days and can be reheated in the oven at 350F.
These baked chipotle chicken breasts are so delicious, I just know you are going to love them! Effortless to make and so tasty!
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- Baked Chicken Feta Pasta
- Baked Chicken Parmesan
- Baked Chicken Mac and Cheese
- Baked Lemon Butter Chicken
Baked Chipotle Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
- 2 chipotle peppers
- 1/4 cup adobo sauce
- 1/4 cup chicken broth or water
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 chicken breasts
Instructions
- Pulse all ingredients except the chicken breasts in a food processor until smooth.
- Reserve 1/3 cup marinade for later.
- Pour the remaining marinade in a sealable plastic bag, and add in the chicken breasts.
- Let the chicken marinate for at least 1 hour or as long as overnight.
- When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Place the chicken breasts and all the marinade from the bag in a baking dish.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
- Pour reserved marinade over chicken.
Notes
- Marinate the chicken in the chipotle sauce for at least an hour. You can leave it as long as 12 hours.
- Any leftovers will keep well in the fridge for up to 4 days and can be reheated in the oven at 350F.
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