It's that time of year when everyone is looking to eat a little healthier. I know I ate more than my fill of sweets over the holiday season!
It's pretty common knowledge now that including a moderate serving of lean proteins, like chicken breasts, in your meal is a great way to keep your calorie count low, while still keeping your belly full. But let's face it -- chicken can get a little boring...
My mom sent me this honey lime chicken recipe several months ago, but it got buried in my inbox and I forgot all about it. She reminded me of it again the other day, so I took a second look and was excited to see that I already had all of the ingredients on hand.
The honey lime chicken marinade consists of only five ingredients, but wow, does it ever perk up your chicken and turn it into something special. This is a recipe worth sharing!
As I mentioned, just five simple ingredients -- soy sauce, lime juice, olive oil, honey, and chopped garlic -- get whisked together to create the marinade. I sliced up my chicken breasts so the marinade could cover more surface area, and I put the sliced chicken and marinade in a large Ziploc bag to marinate for about four hours.
This was super simple to throw together a lunch time, and it was ready to grill when the kids got home from school.
Slicing the chicken breasts makes the grilling process much faster -- about five minutes per side was all that was necessary. It also made serving the chicken super easy, a couple slices for my youngest, adding a few more for my bigger eaters.
I served our honey lime chicken over a quick cilantro lime rice. I don't really have a recipe for this; I just sprinkled about a tablespoon of lime juice and a touch of salt over cooked rice and threw in a handful of chopped cilantro.
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, chopped or pressed
- 4 large chicken breasts, whole or sliced
Instructions:
- Add soy sauce, lime juice, olive oil, honey, and garlic to a small bowl in that order (the olive oil will help the honey slide right out of the spoon). Whisk together thoroughly.
- Place chicken in a large Ziploc bag and pour the marinade in. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. I prefer to do it for about four hours.
- After marinating, grill chicken over high heat for about five minutes per side for slices or seven minutes per side for whole breasts, until cooked through.
Add a veggie side and you've got a delicious and filling, yet still healthful, meal that will appeal to the whole family!
Some healthy veggie sides to consider:
- Greek Cucumber Salad
- Roasted Sesame Asparagus
- Simple Fresh Buttered Peas
- Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
What's your favorite way to get out of a chicken breast rut?
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Tara Kuczykowski is a married mom of three boys and two girls, ages 4 to 10 years, living in Columbus, OH.
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Love honey chicken and this looks amazing, Tara. I’m craving this for lunch!
Robyn | Add a Pinch recently posted… Baked Pasta with Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
Very simple, and looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe, I’m trying it tonight !
Rick | Sushi Recipes recently posted… Everyday Sushi Review
That looks SOOOOOO good! I can almost taste it. And I really want to taste it right now!! Better hit the store. :)
Amanda recently posted… A Day in the Life
I love honey lime chicken! This sounds so easy!
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction recently posted… Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
That is one gorgeous chicken dish.
Paula – bell’alimento recently posted… Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
I love the lime juice here! these flavors are some of my favorites. I love this Tara!
This looks so good! We use our grill year round too!
Angie recently posted… Maple Roasted Pork Loin
Love these flavors, this would be perfect for weeknights!
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen recently posted… Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
I had all these ingredients, and it’s been marinating for a day! But I had bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs… do you think it would be good in the croc-pot? or should I just bake and Broil?
I like it grilled because the marinade will caramelize a little bit over the heat, but I’d imagine it would be very good in the crockpot, as well.
Definitely one of my favorite kinds of marinades! I use lime and honey and garlic and soy together a lot!
Delicious, Tara! And Gorgeous pics!
Rachel – A Southern Fairytale recently posted… Monday Monday
Another great chicken recipe to add to our family repertoire!
oh my gosh, this looks so yummy! what kind of rice did you serve with it? cilantro lime?
aimee @ like mother like daughter recently posted… Muddy Buddies – Puppy Chow
Yep, I just threw together a cilantro lime rice. I don’t really have a recipe for it, but I described how to make it in the post. They’re delicious together!