Grab your tortilla chips and get prepared for some fresh guacamole and perfectly grilled chicken! This Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken & Guac does not disappoint in the flavor department and takes only a few minutes to prepare. Weeknight grilling for the win!
Truth: I’m trying to fit more fruits, veggies, healthy fats, and lean protein into my diet. All winter I wasn’t taking into consideration what I was eating, and I found myself mostly snacking on carbs all day. In my Balsamic Glazed Grilled Chicken recipe, I discussed prepping meals ahead of time to try to balance my diet a bit more. So far it is working great, except when my husband comes home and eats all of the portions I made in advance. Meal prep fail! His job is super labor intensive, so I guess he gets a pass to go on this one. 🙂
Cilantro is super popular, but I feel it is so underrated! Every time I purchase a bunch of cilantro at the grocery store I:
- Immediately smell it 1,000 times
- Make a gorgeous salad with a cilantro lime dressing
- Make fresh guac, of course
- Start putting it on everything until it goes bad
But for real, this Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken & Guac is one of my favorite uses for it. You just can’t beat a perfectly grilled piece of chicken, seasoned to perfection, bursting with bold flavors, and perfect for leftovers! I mentioned meal prepping earlier and this chicken made awesome salads the rest of the week for me. I tossed it with some dark leafy greens, a few tortilla chips as croutons, fresh avocado, cherry tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and my favorite ranch dressing. Yum!
Grilling Tips
I have a few grilling tips I’ve repeated here about 1,000 times but here goes again! I suggest generously seasoning your meat with coarse kosher salt and black pepper beforehand. This is an important part of this recipe because bland chicken is no good! Next, I would suggest using thin cut chicken breasts, or filleting and pounding your chicken breasts flat with a meat tenderizer. This also makes a huge difference in how your chicken grills, and eliminates that super fat part that contributes to uneven grilling and a bland end product.
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Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken & Guac
By Published: March 26, 2017
- Yield: 4-6 Servings
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Ready In: 30 mins
Grab your tortilla chips and get prepared for some fresh guacamole and perfectly grilled chicken! This Grilled Cilantro …
Ingredients
- 4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp course kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 2 limes + additional 1/2 lime for guac
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves fresh garlic
- 2 ripe avocado
- 1/4 cup diced tomato for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Season chicken breasts generously with course kosher salt and pepper. In a small chopper or food processor add 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 cup fresh cilantro, the juice of 2 limes, and 2 cloves fresh garlic. Pulse until cilantro and garlic are chopped fine.
- Pour cilantro/lime mixture over seasoned chicken breasts and coat each breast evenly. Grill to perfection.
- For Guac: Mash avocados, squeeze in 1/2 lime, season with salt, and top with fresh cilantro and tomato.
Holy delicious. So much flavor packed into this chicken, and so many uses for it! Would be so good on its own, in a quesadilla or even in a burrito/burrito bowl. Need to try this!
Thanks Karly!! I’ve already made a quesadilla with it too. Great minds think alike! 🙂
Delicious – I chopped the sauce so much it just turned solid green and made the think cutlets turn green too, so we just pretended it was St. Patricks Day. Served with rice pilaf with s/w seasonings, chopped zucchini and red bell pepper, and there are 2 cutlets with rice left for another dinner. I am saving this easy sauce recipe and will repeat anytime I want a light refreshing chicken dish.
I have a ton of cilantro growing in the garden right now, so repeats will be soon!
P. S. Can you make this font larger? I can’t really see what I’m typing, so hope it makes sense!
So glad you liked it Cheryl! Green sauce is perfectly fine as long as it tastes good, right?!? 🙂