This dish was so tasty my picky 8-year-old actually ate it!
So I got this recipe from my sister, Joey who got it from Cooking Fresh Magazine – Fall 2008. Just a few tweaks made and here you go!
Cilantro-Lime chicken and Zucchini
- 4 bone-in, skin-on, chicken thighs
- 1 large lime
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 Tbsp. ground coriander
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- Zucchini-as many as you want
Preheat oven to 375
In a small bowl, combine the coriander and cumin, sea salt, and pepper.
Coat the chicken with the oil and season both sides with the spice mixture.
Pan-fry the chicken on medium-high heat for 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to oven, and bake for 32 minutes. Small thighs may take only 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven when done, and garnish with fresh-squeezed lime juice and chopped cilantro.
*Zucchini makes a great addition to this dish – I cut them in half lengthwise, season with olive oil and pepper, and put in the oven with the chicken when there are 16 minutes left. You will notice mine are a little brown on top…that is because once I removed them from the oven I returned them to the messy pan I had fried the chicken in and gave them a quick sizzle, just a couple of minutes in the hot pan will do! Drizzle the zucchini with the lime juice and cilantro.
*This dish could easily turn Italian by replacing the cilantro with parsley and the lime with lemon, and some of the spices with italian seasonings.
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Enjoy! Shelley
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Ok so WHO are you these days? Man, quite the lil cook! :)
Mmmm, this looks amazing! Great flavors!
Yum! I’m totally trying this tonight. The Italian variant, I think, because that’s what I’ve got in my cupboard. Can I just mention that you’re awesome because you 1) have printable recipes and b) the title’s in my fave font! Hopefully your blog can change my eating habits a bit for the better :)
That’s great Jennifer! We ate this last night for dinner. I could eat it every night for dinner I love it so much! Enjoy!
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I accidentally came home from the market with chicken breasts…I browned then just a little longer on each side kept them in the oven the 32 minutes and they came out excellent! What a quick and great meal…Thanks #:-)
This recipe made me fall in love with Paleo. Awesome! Keep up the good work girls :)
It’s a weekly favorite in our house as well :)
My boyfriend and I looovved this recipe!!! I almost feel guilty eating it!! Thank you so much for posting so many great recipes.
Thank you for a great recipe. Im only new to paleo but with recipes like these i am finding I have a new lease on life and my cooking. I made this tonight for the family and it was devoured. Looking forward to trying some of your other ideas and reading the blog. Cheers.
This was spectacular!!! I made it exactly as you said, utterly perfect!! Gonna add it to my favorites!!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was so delicious! Keep up the great Paleo recipes, I’m loving it!
Yay! Thanks for sharing – glad you liked it – we made it this week too :)
I made this chicken last night and it turned out awesome! I was skeptical about it cooking through all the way, but man the chicken was moist and cooked perfectly. The flavors were really great together. I love lime and cilantro together. We doubled the recipe since we got a deal on chicken thighs at the store. Very easy and impressive. Thanks!!
So glad you enjoyed it! It’s one of our favorite ways to cook chicken.