CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN

This is one of the BEST healthy dinners you’ll ever make at home. Eat as is, or with your favorite base (tortillas, rice, quinoa, or if you’re lowcarb, my high protein kaizen rice).

Here is how I made it:

1.Marinate 2 pounds chicken thighs with a couple pinches salt, pepper, 2 tbsp olive oil, zest of 1 lime, juice of 1 lime, 1 tbsp sweet paprika, 1 tbsp oregano, 1 tsp kumin, 4-5 cloves crushed garlic, & 1/2 cup cilantro.

2.Mix really well, cover and ideally marinate for 2 hrs, but you can also make it right away.

3.Grill these, airfry them, or pop them into the oven. I placed them on an oven-safe tray at put in the oven at 400F for 33-35 mins.

4.While chicken is in the oven, make your express pickled shallots, avocado salsa & the cilantro green onion sauce.

5.For the express picked shallots, super thinly slice a shallot, add it to a small bowl with a few generous pinches salt, juice of a lime, & 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar. Mix well then let it sit for 20 mins, stirring a few times while waiting.

6.For the avocado salsa, cube up 1 large avocado, added it to a bowl with 3-4 tbsp roughly chopped fresh cilantro, the juice of half a lime, 1/2 tsp onion powder, & a generous pinch of salt & pepper. Give it a mix, taste, & adjust.

7.For a large batch of the cilantro green onion sauce, add 1/2 cup thick greek yogurt to a food processor with 2 tbsp mayo, a large handful cilantro, 2 green onions/scallions (white+green), 1/2 tsp cayenne powder, juice of 1 lime. Process well.

8.Top cooked chicken with the avocado salsa & shallots, the cilantro green onion sauce, some chipotle hot sauce & sesame seeds.

9.I used my high protein lowcarb Kaizen Spanish rice here (19g protein and just 6 net carbs!) but use any rice base you prefer. It’s available right here on TikTok shop!

ENJOY!!

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