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GRILLED LIME AND CHIPOTLE CHICKEN

These barbecued chicken drumsticks are marinated in a blend of lime juice, honey and canned chipotle peppers.

Yield: Serves 4.

July 02, 2019

GRILLED LIME AND CHIPOTLE CHICKEN

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 tbsp chopped canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp grated lime peel
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 8 chicken drumsticks

Directions

  1. To prepare marinade, combine all ingredients except chicken in a heavy zip-lock plastic bag. Add chicken and squeeze bag to coat chicken with marinade; seal bag. Let stand for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat natural gas barbecue on low heat for 10 - 15 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade.
  3. Grill chicken until chicken is cooked through, about 40 - 45 minutes.
Nutritional analysis per 2 drumstick servings:

388 calories, 25 g fat, 36.2 g protein, 2.4 g carbohydrate, 0.1 g fibre, 371 mg sodium

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