Chipotle Grilled Chicken Breast

Rating: 4.5 stars
6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 5
  • 4 star values: 0
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 0

Spicy, Mexican-inspired grilled chicken breasts will turn any backyard BBQ into a fiesta! Chipotles are hot! So only add as many as you like.

By Six Pack To Go

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Recipe Summary

prep:
10 mins
cook:
20 mins
additional:
30 mins
total:
1 hr
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

4
Original recipe yields 4 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Combine 1 to 5 chipotle peppers with their sauce, onion, garlic, olive oil, juice of 1 lime, cumin, oregano, and salt in a food processor. Blend until smooth, adding water as needed if too thick. Reserve a small amount of marinade mixture to serve with grilled chicken.

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  • Combine chicken with marinade in a plastic storage bag. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

  • Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove chicken from marinade and discard excess.

  • Place chicken breasts on the preheated grill and cook until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 8 minutes per side, being careful not to overcook.

  • Remove chicken from the grill and transfer to a plate. Squeeze juice of remaining lime onto chicken and garnish with cilantro. Serve with reserved marinade mixture.

Cook's Note:

Butterfly chicken breasts by slicing up the middle, but not all the way through so that they are still attached and can be opened on the grill. This allows them to cook quicker and the marinade to penetrate easier.

Editor's Note:

Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. The actual amount of peppers in sauce consumed will vary.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
269 calories; protein 25.5g; carbohydrates 9.8g; fat 14g; cholesterol 67.2mg; sodium 870.5mg. Full Nutrition
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France C
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Rating: 5 stars
07/24/2019
Fantastic recipe! I used 5 chipotle peppers and it was the perfect amount of heat for me. Setting some of the mixture aside to use as a dipping sauce is genius - it is perfectly seasoned and packed with flavor. I think the cook time for such thin cuts is a bit long at least for my grill. I cooked mine 10 minutes total and they were definitely done - any longer any they would have been dry. You also won't need a whole bunch of cilantro! I didn't need to add any water to the sauce as the consistency was to my liking as is. I'm definitely going to be making this again. I served it with rice and grilled veggies but this would make excellent chicken tacos too! Read More
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6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 5
  • 4 star values: 0
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 0
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France C
Allstar
Rating: 5 stars
07/24/2019
Fantastic recipe! I used 5 chipotle peppers and it was the perfect amount of heat for me. Setting some of the mixture aside to use as a dipping sauce is genius - it is perfectly seasoned and packed with flavor. I think the cook time for such thin cuts is a bit long at least for my grill. I cooked mine 10 minutes total and they were definitely done - any longer any they would have been dry. You also won't need a whole bunch of cilantro! I didn't need to add any water to the sauce as the consistency was to my liking as is. I'm definitely going to be making this again. I served it with rice and grilled veggies but this would make excellent chicken tacos too! Read More
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jo anne nachman
Rating: 5 stars
08/03/2019
It was delicious. Tasty but not dry. I don t like spicy food but this had just enough heat. Easy to make but good! Definitely a keeper a! Read More
KatieW9908
Rating: 2 stars
07/22/2020
I found the chicken dried out on me a bit, even though I was keeping a close eye on meat temp to avoid overcooking. Weird since others specifically said theirs didn’t dry out. I wonder if they opted not to butterfly their chicken breasts? The flavor didn’t knock my socks off either, so this was a bit of a miss at least in my hands. Read More
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unclehenry
Rating: 5 stars
09/22/2020
Delicious! Was just looking for a quick way to use up the rest of my canned chipotles, but didn't know I'd stumble upon a recipe that I'll be adding to my regular rotation from now on. Love! Read More
EMeeker
Rating: 5 stars
05/14/2021
Yum. We loved this. The left overs were even better - I made extra marinade/sauce as others recommended. I am so glad I did. The next time I make this sauce, I will make it the day before and let the flavors meld in the refrigerator. I love this sauce! Read More
Darren
Rating: 5 stars
08/02/2019
Outstanding. The marinade is incredible. Planning on using it again in other dishes. Read More
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