This simple sweet-spicy marinade for Chipotle Grilled Chicken is the perfect weeknight dinner, or great for your next bbq! The chipotle and honey combine together to make a flavor that’s irresistible when combined with the savory undertone of the soy sauce. It comes together in just minutes and is perfect served with grilled veggies or my Caesar Salad to mix things up. Either way you go it’s gluten free and works for dairy free and paleo diets too.
This is my new go-to recipe for chicken; because what can’t be improved with chipotle? This started out as a basic marinade for summer grilling, but one thing led to another and I just couldn’t keep the chipotle out of there.
So here we are with this Mexican inspired marinade, and you know what? Chipotle Grilled Chicken has just become my new building block for all things Mexican.
Let’s jump in and make this Chipotle Grilled Chicken step by step!
Whisk together the marinade ingredients in a bowl and add the chicken. I like to marinate my chicken in a glass bowl because it’s not porous and mine have matching lids to make it easy. This recipe is really flavorful even if you marinate the chicken for 30 minutes, but overnight is better.
So.. about those grill marks, the secret is a really hot grill. I preheat the grill on high, sear the chicken for a couple of minutes. This lays down the first set of grill marks. Next, I reduce the heat to medium and rotate the chicken 45 degrees.
This gives you the ‘crosshatched’ look. With chicken, it’s important to get plenty of time over medium heat or the outside will burn before the inside cooks.
Fresh off the grill and bronzed to perfection. I love the slightly sweet-spicy flavors of this marinade and the way it caramelizes the outside of the chicken.
We ate this with Caesar Salad, a little uncoventional and ooh so good. I can see many summer meals to come. We decided that this might be our new ‘after hiking’ meal. It was so easy and so good, I think it will be perfect end any hiking adventure.
I really hope you enjoy this Grilled Tortilla Pizza Margherita! And if you do get a chance to make this, I hope you’ll leave me a comment/rating below. I always love hearing from you here! Also for more pizza inspired recipes, head over to the recipe index.
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Chipotle Grilled Chicken
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This simple sweet-spicy marinade for Chipotle Grilled Chicken is the perfect weeknight dinner, or great for your next bbq! The chipotle and honey combine together to make a flavor that’s irresistible when combined with the savory undertone of the soy sauce. It comes together in just minutes and is perfect served with grilled veggies or my Caesar Salad to mix things up. Either way you go it’s gluten free and works for dairy free and paleo diets too.
Ingredients
Marinade:
1 Teaspoon chipotle chile powder
1/2 Teaspoon chipotle in adobo
1/2 Teaspoon cumin
1 Tablespoon soy sauce, or coconut aminos
2 Tablespoons honey
1/2 Teaspoon sea salt
1 pound chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
Instructions
Whisk together all ingredients for the marinade. Place the chicken in the marinade and turn to coat. Marinate at least 30 minutes, overnight is better.
Preheat the grill on high. Place the chicken on the grill and sear for 2-3 minutes.
Turn the grill down to medium. To get the grill marks, rotate the chicken 45 degrees and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
Turn the chicken and cook until done, about 8-10 minutes. Serve immediately.
Notes
You can use one or the other kind of chipotle. I like a mix of the two, but either or is good.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Keywords: Chipotle Chicken, Grilled Chipotle Chicken, Chipotle Chicken Recipe, Chipotle Chicken Marinade
I just found your website a few weeks ago and we have tried several recipes already (they have ALL been amazing!). We have made this chicken 4 times in the last two weeks and it was a huge hit with our whole family. Our kids (4, 8, and 10) have literally never been so excited to eat leftovers!
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It always makes my day when one of my recipes is a hit with kids, they can be the most discerning eaters! I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying the recipes, and I hope you find a few favorites! 🙂
Made this two nights ago and we loved it. I doubled the honey and soy sauce to dilute the chipotle spices and make it a little fiery. I am trying a new batch but substituted honey for agave.
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