The Greatest Honey Lime Rooster for Straightforward Summer time Dinners

This Honey Lime Rooster is hands-down one in every of my household’s all-time favorites. It’s the proper stability of candy, tangy, smoky, and only a trace spicy. I’ve been making this recipe for years, and irrespective of what number of instances I serve it, it at all times will get rave evaluations!

What makes it shine? The marinade is tremendous easy (nothing fancy or laborious to search out), but it surely does wonders for the rooster. The lime retains it recent and zesty, the honey provides simply the correct quantity of sweetness and caramelizes on the grill, and the smoked paprika and cumin give it that heat, smoky taste that simply tastes like summer time.

We often serve it with avocado corn salad, watermelon feta salad, or grilled candy potatoes. The leftovers are nice sliced up in tacos, burrito bowls, and even tossed right into a salad the subsequent day.

Elements (with Useful Notes)

• Boneless, skinless rooster thighs: Juicy, flavorful, and excellent for grilling; thighs are extra forgiving than breasts and keep tender. You’ll be able to simply swap for bone-in thighs, simply enhance the grilling time barely to make sure they prepare dinner by. Rooster breasts additionally work if you need a leaner possibility; simply watch rigorously to keep away from overcooking since they prepare dinner quicker and may dry out.
• Contemporary lime juice: Provides brilliant, tangy taste and helps tenderize the rooster because it marinates.
• Honey: Brings pure sweetness and helps caramelize the surface for that good char.
• Garlic (minced): Contemporary garlic provides depth and savory taste to the marinade.
• Avocado oil or olive oil: Helps the marinade keep on with the rooster and prevents sticking on the grill.
• Smoked paprika: Provides a delicate smoky taste that performs completely with the honey and lime.
• Floor cumin: Earthy and heat, it offers the dish a deeper, extra advanced taste.
• Crushed crimson pepper flakes: Provides a gentle warmth, use roughly relying in your spice desire.

Rooster

Honey Lime Rooster

Juicy, flavorful grilled rooster thighs marinated in recent lime juice, honey, garlic, and smoky spices. This simple summer time favourite is ideal for BBQs, meal prep, or fast weeknight dinners.

• 2 lbs. boneless skinless rooster thighs*
• 1/4 cup recent lime juice
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon floor cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed crimson pepper flakes

If you wish to use bone-in, skin-on rooster thighs, you possibly can, they may take a little bit longer to prepare dinner. You can too use rooster breasts for this recipe.
The right way to Retailer:

• Refrigerate leftovers in an hermetic container for as much as 4 days.
• Reheat in a skillet over medium-low warmth or microwave in brief bursts to keep away from drying it out.
• Freeze cooked rooster for as much as 2 months. Thaw within the fridge in a single day and reheat as wanted.

Energy: 359kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 44g, Fats: 16g, Saturated Fats: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fats: 3g, Monounsaturated Fats: 8g, Ldl cholesterol: 215mg, Sodium: 787mg, Potassium: 609mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 349IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 32mg, Iron: 2mg

Key phrases rooster, honey, lime

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