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Chipotle-Lime Chicken
Recipes
Chipotle-Lime Chicken
4 servings
50 minutes total (Active 25 minutes)

Ingredients

  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 3 ribs celery
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 1 ½ lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon chipotle hot sauce
  • 1 cup sofrito
  • 3 limes, for juice

Steps

    1. Chop onion, celery, and garlic. Preheat large stockpot on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Season chicken with salt, pepper, and paprika (wash hands).
    2. Place oil in pot, then add chicken; cook 2–3 minutes on each side until browned. Remove chicken from pot. Place onions, celery, garlic, and red pepper (if using) in pot; cook and stir 3–4 minutes until tender and golden.
    3. Return chicken to pot; stir in hot sauce and sofrito. Reduce heat to low and cover; simmer 20–25 minutes until chicken is 165°F and pulls apart easily.
    4. Remove pot from heat. Juice limes (3 tablespoons); stir lime juice into pot. Serve.

If fruits and vegetables are part of this recipe, be sure to wash thoroughly.

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 360, Total Fat 17g, Sat Fat 3.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 155mg, Sodium 780mg, Total Carb 6g, Fiber 2g, Total Sugar 2g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 30g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 2%, Iron 10%, Potassium 10%