Easy Molasses Lime Grilled Chicken Recipe

This chicken recipe is even more delicious if you have time to let it marinate. And the marinade keeps well in the fridge so you could mix up a double batch.  

Molasses Lime Grilled Chicken recipe is an easy chicken dish with pizazz.

Hey, it may be the dog days of summer but the weather is still great for a Barbeque. This Molasses Lime Grilled Chicken Recipe will have you enjoying the weather and continue enjoying those summer nights.

Mexican Molasses Lime Grilled Chicken recipe is an easy chicken dish with pizazz. It’s perfect for your weekend barbecue but is quick enough for a weeknight. The recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken thighs, which I find are more moist and flavourful than chicken breasts, and cheaper too.

I serve it with roasted corn and summer squash (zucchini). Just toss 1 1/2 cups of frozen corn with two chopped summer squash, one sliced red onion, a clove of garlic, minced, 1 Tbsp. of olive oil, salt & pepper and whatever herbs you have on hand. Roast at 375 F until the zucchini is tender. Stir from time to time so it cooks evenly. Instead of roasting the vegetable mixture you could saute the mixture in a large frying pan.   Marinated Tomato Salad with Garlicky Paprika Vinaigrette would be another great addition to the meal. Serve Molasses Crinkle Cookie S’Mores for dessert.

Recipe slightly adapted from the blog Le Cafe Sucre Farine

Easy Mexican Molasses Lime Grilled Chicken

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Mexican Molasses Lime Grilled Chicken recipe is an easy chicken dish with pizazz. It’s perfect for your weekend barbecue but is quick enough for a weeknight.

• Author: Bridget Oland
• Yield: Serves 6

Ingredients

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• 3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil

For the marinade:

• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 Tbsp. Crosby’s Fancy Molasses or our Maple + Molasses
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 tsp. finely grated fresh ginger
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. coriander
• 1 tsp. dry oregano
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp. kosher salt

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Instructions

1. Combine all marinade ingredients in a sauce pan and stir well. Pour 3 Tbsp. into a zip-lock bag or baking dish and add chicken. Toss the chicken until it’s well coated. Marinate for 30 minutes (if you have time) or up to 12 hours.
2. Bring remaining marinade to a simmer over medium heat and cook until reduced by half.
3. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Grill over medium heat (either stovetop or barbecue) until cooked through, basting often with the remaining marinade.
4. Tent chicken with foil and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.