Citrus Marinated Chicken
Recipe: #22150
December 16, 2015
Categories: Dinner, Main Dish, Poultry, Chicken, Vegetables, Garlic, North American, Quick Meals, Sunday Dinner, Weeknight Meals, Broil, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Alcohol, Spices, Bone-in Pieces more
"This is a great dish for a summer meat. The marinade gives the chicken an appetizing flavor and helps keeps it succulent and moist during cooking. Time does not include marinating time."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (386.9 g)
- Calories 515.6
- Total Fat - 15.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.4 g
- Cholesterol - 192.8 mg
- Sodium - 207.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 17.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.1 g
- Sugars - 7.2 g
- Protein - 72.4 g
- Calcium - 89.8 mg
- Iron - 4.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 47.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place the chicken in a nonmetallic dish.
Step 2
Mix the remaining ingredients together in a bowl and season to taste.
Step 3
Pour over the chicken and turn to coat well, then cover and let marinate at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
Step 4
If possible, let marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
Step 5
Preheat the broiler to medium.
Step 6
Remove the chicken from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels.
Step 7
Place the chicken on a broiler rack and cook under the hot broiler for 20-25 minutes, turning once, until the chicken is tender and the juices run clear when a skewer is inserted into the thickest part of the meat.
Step 8
Brush with the marinade occasionally, but not for the last few minutes of the cooking time.
Step 9
Garnish with cilantro springs.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.