Chili Lime Cream Grilled Chicken

Chili Lime Cream Grilled Chicken

Chili Lime Cream Grilled Chicken is a most flavorful low carb, paleo grilled chicken dish. 

Chili Lime Cream Grilled Chicken is a super tasty way to add wonderful flavor to grilled chicken thighs. Skinless chicken thighs are marinated in spices and lime juice and then grilled, and topped with an easy to make chili lime cilantro (or can use parsley, if you can’t eat cilantro) cream sauce.

The cream sauce can be made spicy or very mild depending on which chilies are used. I love mine spicy, but made a mild version for the hubby, who does not appreciate spicy food at all.

I used a stove top grilling pan like this one, but you can use a “Foreman type indoor grilling machine“, or you can also use the outdoor grill.

Chili Lime Cream Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Skinless chicken thighs (about 8 pieces)
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper

Marinade Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 ½ tbsp olive oil, or avocado oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ½ tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp sweetener of choice: coconut sugar for paleo, or erythritol for low carb
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper

Cream Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 ½ cups cilantro, or flat leaf parsley
• 2 tbsp sour cream, or can use coconut cream for paleo
• 1 tbsp seeded minced jalapeno peppers, or mild green chili peppers  *can use mild canned green peppers for 
  super mild

Directions:

1. Add all the marinade ingredients to a large zipper top bag and mix.
2. Add  chicken to the bag, seal the top and shake chicken in the bag, then roll and turn chicken in bag until thoroughly coated in the marinade. Let stand for 20 minutes, turning occasionally.
3. Preheat grill, or grilling pan to medium heat.
4. Brush grill with a little oil to prevent sticking.
5. Remove chicken from bag and throw away marinade bag.  Sprinkle chicken with ¼ tsp sea salt and ¼ tsp black pepper.
6. Add chicken to the grill and grill for 8 minutes or more per side until done.
7. In a small food processor or blender combine all the cream sauce ingredients and blend until creamy.
8. Drizzle cream sauce over grilled chicken thighs. Serve.

Nutritional Data for Low Carb Version:  Yield: 8 thighs, Servings: 4, Serving Size: 2 chicken thighs, Cal: 379, Carbs: 5 g, Net Carbs: 3 g, Fiber: 2 g, Fat: 19 g, Protein: 42 g, Sugars: 2 g.

*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

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Chili Lime Cream Grilled Chicken

Prep Time

24 mins

Cook Time

16 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Course: keto, low carb, paleo

Cuisine: chicken, dinner, grilled

Calories: 379 kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Skinless chicken thighs about 8 pieces
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• Marinade Ingredients:
• 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 ½ tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 ½ tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp sweetener of choice: coconut sugar for paleo or erythritol for low carb
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• Cream Sauce Ingredients:
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 ½ cups cilantro or flat leaf parsley
• 2 tbsp sour cream or can use coconut cream for paleo
• 1 tbsp seeded minced jalapeno pepper or mild green chili peppers

Instructions

1. Add all the marinade ingredients to a large zipper top bag and mix.
2. Add chicken to the bag, seal the top and shake chicken in the bag, then roll and turn chicken in bag until thoroughly coated in the marinade. Let stand for 20 minutes, turning occasionally.
3. Preheat grill, or grilling pan to medium heat.
4. Brush grill with a little oil to prevent sticking.
5. Remove chicken from bag and throw away marinade bag. Sprinkle chicken with ¼ tsp sea salt and ¼ tsp black pepper.
6. Add chicken to the grill and grill for 8 minutes or more per side until done.
7. In a small food processor or blender combine all the cream sauce ingredients and blend until creamy.
8. Drizzle cream sauce over grilled chicken thighs. Serve.

Recipe Notes

*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

Nutrition Facts

Chili Lime Cream Grilled Chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 379 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Fat 19g29%

Carbohydrates 5g2%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 42g84%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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