These grilled cilantro lime chicken breasts are perfect for a tasty and healthy weeknight meal. Cooked in a delicious cilantro and lime marinade and served with a mango avocado salsa, this chicken dinner is a real treat! Perfect to serve with a side of rice or with a fresh salad.
This dish is sure to zing up your weeknight meals! This marinated chicken is so fresh, vibrant and full of flavor, it’s become a favorite in this house! Easy and fuss free to make and the mango avocado salsa is to die for! You have to put this on your weekly meal rotation!
This cilantro lime chicken recipe serves four, I love saving leftover chicken to have with a salad the next day for a tasty lunch!
Why marinate chicken?
Marinading chicken is an easy and delicious way to get a hit of flavor into your food and it’s such a simple technique. Simply mix the marinade ingredients, add the chicken, and let it do it’s job.
Place the marinading chicken in either a glass container or a food safe plastic like Tupperware or a ziplock bag and keep it in the refrigerator. Marinading the chicken it will also tenderize it and help keep it succulent when you grill it.
Mango and Avocado Salsa side
We have to talk about this salsa! It’s so deliciously fresh and it’s vibrant flavors work so well with the cilantro lime chicken. Chunks of creamy avocado mixed with juicy mango , the texture of the corn and black beans, every mouthful is a taste explosion!
I love the color it adds to the plate and it comes together in no time at all. This salsa would work so well with tacos too!
Top Recipe Tips and Notes
- Be sure to let the chicken marinade for at least four hours.
- Allow about thirty minutes for the chicken to come up to room temperature before you cook it, it will help it to stay succulent.
- Let the chicken rest for a few minutes before you serve it.
- The grilling time will depend on the thickness of your chicken breast.
Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken Breast with Mango Avocado Salsa
Ingredients
Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp lime juice about 2 limes
- Zest of 1 lime
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ tsp coriander
- ½ tsp salt
Mango Avocado Salsa
- ½ cup mango cubed
- 1 cup avocado cubed
- ½ cup corn canned or cut off a cob
- ½ cup black beans drained
- 1 tbsp red onion chopped
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp coriander
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken
- Pat chicken dry and set aside
- In the bowl of your food processor add the cilantro, garlic, lime juice, lime zest, olive oil, coriander and salt
- Process on high until all of the cilantro and garlic has been fully processed and the marinade is smooth
- Place the chicken in a gallon sized plastic bag or a sealable tupperware container and then pour the cilantro lime marinade over it
- Marinate the chicken for at least 4 hours or overnight
- Take the chicken out about 30 minutes before you are ready to grill it
- Turn your grill on high
- When the grill reaches 400°F put the chicken on, pour the excess marinade over the chicken
- Close the grill and cook for about 6-8 minutes*
- Flip the chicken and grill on the other side about 6-8 more minutes*
- Check the internal temperature of the chicken with a thermometer, the chicken is cooked when it reads 165°F
- When chicken is cooked, remove from the grill and put it on a clean plate
- Let rest about 5 minutes
- Serve over cilantro lime rice and top with mango avocado salsa
Mango Avocado Salsa
- Add the mango, avocado, corn black beans and red onion to a medium sized bowl, mix with a spoon
- Add the lime juice, olive oil and spices, toss to evenly coat
- Serve on top of chicken
Aimee Shugarman says
This is better than any restaurant. My family is going to be asking for this one weekly!
Becky Hardin says
I’m so happy you love it 🙂
Kim says
This was the perfect summer recipe! Thank you!
Becky Hardin says
Yay! Makes me happy
Katie says
Such a delicious and healthy meal!
Becky Hardin says
Thanks Katie, so glad you loved it.
April says
Oh my GOD this was delicious! So much flavor!!
Becky Hardin says
Best comment ever!
Sara Welch says
Loved every bite of this savory dish! Had nothing but smiling faces all around our dinner table; delish!
Becky Hardin says
Hooray!
Laura Reese says
Wow these flavors look amazing. Can’t wait to try it.
Becky Hardin says
Hope you love it!
Elaine says
Great recipe! I served with peach salsa not a mango fan
Becky Hardin says
Definitely modify to your taste!