Grilled Caribbean Chicken Breasts

I made some minor adjustments to encourage the marinade, they are as follows: i increased the hot pepper sauce to a full tsp. i added 1/2 a TBL of honey, 1 TBL balsamic vinegar, the zest of the lime, and ground black pepper. Unfortuantly i did not have enough time to properly marinate the chicken I only had 3 hours I did 2 of them in the fridge and the other one on the counter top. Adding the lime zest was a bad idea the flavor took over, the honey helped to form a crust on the outside of the chicken (i used the Forman grill) but alas the flavor was still all on the outside of the chicken. My blender was out of operation so I used the ol' micro-plane and a whisk it worked just as good. I will make this dish again and give the meat a full 24 hour marinade.

This recipe was so good! It was easy enough for my boyfriend to make it while I was at work without having to call me asking questions. It was moist and the fruity taste made it delicious. A 10 in my book!

This recipe is great. Not only is it healthy for you, it has lots of flavor. I highly recommend it.

The chicken cooked up very moist and good, but we didn't think it was great.

Oh my gosh!!! This was amazing!!! I did things my own way, which I know people don't like to rate recipes based on that, but tough bananas. I highly recommend this! I used (because it's what I had), orange juice, lemon juice, oregano, oil and tabasco sauce to marinate it in. I dumped everything into a Zip loc bag, shook it up, and froze it. I thawed it today, then cooked on the stove, in the marinade. WOW. It was soooo good. Next time, the ONLY thing I'll change is I'm going to cut up the breasts into about half what they were today so they get a better sticky coating.

This was a great hit at dinner. I followed the recipe to a T and will definitely make these again. Thanks for sharing :)

We enjoyed this one. Cooked it in the George Foreman too & it came out well. Love the flavour. Not to strong & not too light. We only marinated for 2 hours & it was really good. Love the touch of ginger. Was nice & easy for a quick tasty chicken meal. (as long as you remember to marinate early enough! lol)

Very good , easy chicken recipe. I used ground ginger, and a little bit more hot sauce than the recipe called for (about an extra 1/4 tsp), but had no issues. I took the marinade and made a sauce by adding about 1/8 cop of water, and heating it until boiling for about 30 seconds. Pouring this over the rice and chicken saved the minced garlic (my wife and I love garlic), and it kept the chicken a little more flavorful and moist. Overall, a very good meal. Thanks!

Good recipe. I cook it on the George Foreman grill. I have served it with sweet potatoes which seemed to be a good accompaniment.

Excellent, easy, and delicious! I didn't have fresh oranges, so I used a good quality orange juice and sub'd with the Lime Zest. After reading the other reviews, I added a tablespoon of Honey and doubled the Hot Sauce. I also added a splash of Worcestershire Sauce. I beat the chicken to an even thickness between plastic wrap and marinated in a plastic freezer bag for approximately 30mins. Cooked on a gas/hybrid grill which adds some charcoal flavor. Sprinkled with Parsely and served. Because the chicken was flattened, it easily absorbed the marinade, so long marinating times aren't needed. Tender and juicy! I will be adding this one to my "CookBook"! Thank you.

This was a delicious recipe. I baked my chicken instead of grilling it and it still turned out great!

Expected more intense flavor.

It's pretty good. I added onions to the marinade, and they made it better.

It was very flavorful and easy to to make.

Family loved this. Very tender chicken, but not a lot of flavor. I will tweak this and try again. Thanks.

This marinade was excellent. The flavour combination was great. I used rooster chili-garlic paste instead of hot sauce, adjusted amounts to suit portions needed and marinaded for approximately 4 hrs.

One of my sons favorite grilled chicken recipes. I increase the hot sauce to 1 tsp, and use the zest of the lime - which the boys love. I also add a bit of honey into the marinade.

Good flavor and juicy!

Wow is this good! Full of flavor after marinading for almost 24 hours. This will be my new chicken marinade.

Enjoyed the fresh citrus flavor, very tender and moist. I would make a stronger flavored side dish with this recipe because the chicken flavor was very mellow.

I made this with rice pilaf and topped everything with homemade salsa and shredded cheese. Yum! Yum! Yum! :-)

I would say be absolutely sure you have time to marinade this for a lengthy period of time as it was fairly bland. BUT... I also didn't have fresh oregano or ginger on hand; I used a generous amt of ginger powder and about the same amt of dried oregano as called for fresh. It did have a really nice mild flavor and was very moist as cooked on my George Forman grill. I served it with black beans and rice and Okra, Corn and Tomatoes (by TXgirl)from this site. Great home-cooked meal!

Delightful! This is fresh and light-tasting. I sometimes make this in the middle of winter when I'm pining for summer. I also think the marinade makes a nice citrus salad dressing.

Excellent starting recipe. I baked at 350 in some of the marinade for 30 minutes first (because I could marinade for only 1 hour), then grilled 7 min per side on grill, served with orange slices cut into semicircles and placed around the plate. Very pretty. Also, I did not throw away the marinade, but added honey, salt, and a little constarch and brought almost to a boil, using as grilling baste. I cut slots in the breasts as they grilled, to allow the basting to pool and soak in some more. Awesome! Everyone loved it.

delicious!! moist and full of flavor - definitely a savor.

Chicken was very moist. Marinated for 24 hours but still not spicy or very flavorful. It's a good start but could use a kick.

This was okay..the chicken was extremely tender and juicy but the flavor was really bland all i tasted was lime if anything and the serving size was wayy off i had to set it to 15 servings just to get enough for 3 people! i wont be making again

Excellent! Chicken was very moist, tender and flavorful. I will definitely make again!

This recipe was alright, but nothing special. To get enough marinade to truly cover the six chicken breast halves I used, I had to use 4 times the amounts for all of the other ingredients!

Good, but Nothing special.

Though I marinated the chicken for about 10 hours, the middle was flavorless. There was a bit too much bitter orange taste for me as well.

Hmmm. This is pretty bland. It was pretty flavorless, which surprised me after adding all that fresh orange and lime juice and orange pee I added some chopped scallions, Balsamic vinegar, and honey as others suggested, still found it bland. Added a couple of tablespoons of good Seville marmalade (like from Trader Joe's) and that helped quite a bit. Also, this may deliberately be a salt-free recipe but it certainly needs salt. It was all right but lacks that bright flavor of other Caribbean recipes. The sauce helped and also served it with mango chutney. Served with home made black beans (w/ garlic and onion) and white rice. All I needed was fried plantains!

Great idea. I used boneless skinless chicken tenders instead. They cooked faster. After following the directions I seasoned the tenders with creole seasoning on the grille. Grilled some oranges slices for garnish. Family said AMAZING!

I used thighs instead and just chopped the marinade ingredients instead of blending them. Fresh tasting but mild. My mom seemed to really enjoy it whereas I thought it was ok. Easy for sure and good for week nights or lazy days...

Absolutely loved it! I used chicken thighs and marinated them for approx. 4 hous. When thighs were on grill, I reduced the remaining marinate until it was very syrupy (also cooking it thoroughly to ensure all chicken juices were cooked), then brushed this delectable syrup over cooked chicken. This was fabulous!! My hubby's nickname, is "Plain Mike", and even Mikey liked it! Thanks for the recipe Robyn!

Good, but not great.

Not bad, but somewhat bland. And that is after 24 hours of marinating!

This was an easy and very tasty marinade. The orange flavor was mild and very tasty. Thank you.

Wonderful! I used tabasco sauce for the hot sauce, next time I will use something with a little more kick! The chicken marinated for about 2 hours before grilling, I am certain it would be more flavorful soaking overnight. The only changes I made were to add a tsp of Kosher salt, and I cooked down the used marinade and poured it over the finished chicken. Served with rice which was a perfect match for the citrus flavors.

Good Flavor, but I did make small changes. I baked them 375 degree oven for 20 minutes. On a cookie sheet and covered with foil. I took the marinade and boiled it. Added approx 1/8 teaspoon of cornstarch and salt. I noticed that the marinade didn't have any type of salt content. I added salt and used the cooked marinade as a dipping sauce

Good marinade. Followed what a few others suggested. Added a little honey and balsamic. Marinated for 24 hours. Will make again.

Very bland and not special at all. I followed the directions exactly and even added in the 1 tsp of honey as others suggested. Allowed chicken to marinate for a full 24 hours. I'm not sure if it was just a lack of a dominant/flavorful ingredient or just not enough marinade for the amount of chicken. In any case, I will not be making this again. Much better chicken breast recipes out there with much less effort.

Fantastic! I did add just a little extra hot sauce though (probably a teaspoon in total). I followed the rest of the recipe as is.

While bbqing smelled good strong flavor, the taste was ok. Needed to try and keep it moist and not bbq until its dry.

I tried it to the T, and it came out amazing!! Thank you sooo much for sharing. Nothing needs to be changed. I marinated the chicken for an hour and grilled it.

mine dint come out as crspy as the pictures showed