Lime Grilled Chicken

Don't you just love grilled chicken? When we moved across country a year ago we left our inexpensive charcoal grill on the east coast. I have missed it all summer long. But now it's the end of the summer and all the grills are on sale! This afternoon my husband went to the store and came home with our first-ever gas grill. We're moving up in the world...

So to celebrate our new grill we had to cook on it tonight. I went online and found a recipe for lime grilled chicken on Allrecipes which I liked enough to change. The original recipe called for cayenne powder, but I chose to use jerk seasoning instead. And although jerk seasoning can be spicy if you're not careful, using it in a marinade like this keeps it completely mild and the end result is restaurant-quality grilled chicken.


Lime Grilled Chicken

1/2 c. lime juice
1/2 c. olive oil
2 tsp. Natures Seasons seasoning blend
1 tsp. Carribean jerk seasoning
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Combine olive oil, lime juice, Natures Seasons, and jerk seasoning in a small bowl or mixing cup.

Trim chicken breasts. If the chicken breasts are large, I like to slice them in half to reduce the cooking time as well as provide more surface area for the marinade to seep in.

Place chicken in a large Ziplock bag. Pour marinade in over the chicken and seal closed.

Let chicken marinate for at least 45 minutes to an hour before grilling.