Southwest grilled chicken tenders. Combine all ingredients except the chicken tenders in a large zip top bag and shake. Add chicken tenders and shake again. Place bag in a dish and set in the refrigerator.

Drain chicken, discarding marinade in bag. Rub the chicken on both sides to evenly distribute the spices, juice and oil. Add half of the spice-rubbed chicken; cook, turning once, until lightly browned on both sides. You can have Southwest grilled chicken tenders using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Southwest grilled chicken tenders

You need 2 lb of chicken tenders.
It's 2 of limes.
You need 2 tbsp of chili powder.
It's 1 tbsp of cumin.
Prepare 1/2 tbsp of oregano.
It's 1 tbsp of garlic powder.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1/4 tbsp of pepper.
Prepare 1/4 bunch of fresh cilantro.
It's 1 of olive oil to coat chicken..

Add chicken tenders and fully coat. How to make a Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad. Skip the store bought taco seasoning and try our version of a Tex Mex salad! For the chicken marinade: In a food processor or blender add the onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, smoked paprika, lime juice, fresh cilantro, salt, and pepper.

Southwest grilled chicken tenders instructions

put chicken in a ziplock bag cost with olive oil..
add salt & pepper.
add all spices & squeeze lime juice into bag..
add cilantro & let marinade for 30 min to all day. grill & eat..
ENJOY.

Pulse a few times to liquefy. You can also add grilled chicken to this southwest salad. I have a southwest Cobb salad recipe that uses grilled chicken cutlets and you slice them up to add to the salad in the end. In that recipe, the chicken is seasoned with just a bit of olive oil and taco seasoning, which would work perfectly for this recipe. Easy Southwestern Grilled Chicken Rub and Marinade.