Recipe: Appetizing Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken

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Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken.

Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken You can cook Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken

  1. You need 4 pounds of chicken legs- (12 legs).
  2. You need As needed of salt and pepper.
  3. It's 2 ounces of oil.
  4. It's 2-3 tablespoons of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (add 2 two start and if you want more add more after you taste it :).
  5. It's 4 cloves of garlic.
  6. It's 4 tablespoons of cilantro leaves only.
  7. You need 1 of each lime- zested first.... then juiced -- add both to the marinade.
  8. Prepare 1 teaspoon of oregano.
  9. Prepare 2 teaspoons of brown sugar.
  10. It's 3/4 teaspoon of salt.
  11. It's 1/2 teaspoon of paprika.

Chipotle Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken instructions

  1. Season chicken legs lightly with salt and pepper..
  2. Puree (In a blender for 2 minutes) the remaining ingredients and marinade the chicken legs for at least 4 hours up to the day before..
  3. Take the chicken out of the marinade and reserve the remaining marinade for later.
  4. On a clean and well lubricated grill with a medium to medium high heat grill until the chicken reaches 170 degrees internal temperature..
  5. As you grill it towards the end, brush with the leftover marinade let cook additional 5 minutes to insure it is fully cooked..
  6. You also can grill for about 10 minutes and get the color and grill marks. Then finish in A 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until they reach 170 ⁰ F. internal temperature..