Budget-Friendly Cilantro Lime Roasted Chicken

5 min prep time
50 min cook time
6servings
Recipe by Lara Rondinelli Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE and Jennifer Bucko Lamplough Source The Diabetes Cookbook
Budget-Friendly Cilantro Lime Roasted Chicken

How to Make Budget-Friendly Cilantro Lime Roasted Chicken

Cilantro and lime make a fresh and zesty flavor combination in this chicken dish. We start with a whole chicken and break it down into 2 breasts, 2 thighs, two drumsticks, and 2 wings. Butchers at grocery stores will usually break down a whole chicken for you, or you can purchase 2-3 of chicken pieces.

5 min prep time
50 min cook time
6servings
1/2 breast, 1 thigh, or 1 drumstick + 1 wing
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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Remove the skin from the chicken and arrange in a single layer in the baking pan.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together the cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, honey, garlic, ground black pepper and salt. Pour the mixture evenly over the chicken and bake for 45-50 minutes or until the internal temperature of the largest piece of chicken is 165 degrees.
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Nutrition facts

6 Servings

  • Serving Size
    1/2 breast, 1 thigh, or 1 drumstick + 1 wing
  • Amount per serving Calories 130
  • Total Fat 4.5g
    • Saturated Fat 1.2g
    • Trans Fats 0g
  • Cholesterol 55mg
  • Sodium 250mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 4g
    • Dietary Fiber 0g
    • Total Sugars 3g
    • Added Sugars 0g
  • Protein 18g
  • Potassium 160mg
  • Phosphorous 120mg
Ingredients
nonstick cooking spray
1
whole chicken (cut into 8 pieces)
1 (about 2 1/2 lbs)
cilantro (chopped)
2 tbsp
lime (zested and juiced)
1
honey
1 tbsp
garlic (minced)
2 clove
black pepper
1/2 tsp
salt
1/2 tsp

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Easy and tasty. After I marinated the chicken, I added carrots to the leftover marinade and a little more garlic and salt and pepper. Cooked the carrots on the same pan at the same temp and for the same time. The entire meal was seriously delicious. After the chicken is done cooking, make sure to put some of the sauce from the pan back on top for extra flavor. I’ll be making this again!

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So easy to make and so tasty! It has a great taste.

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I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts and marinated them in the sauce for an hour. It is very tasty. I will use the left over chicken for chicken tacos.

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Nice flavor and super easy to put together.