Applebee's Chipotle Lime Chicken

Applebee's is a popular restaurant that offers diners a wide variety of dishes in an atmosphere that's fun and family-friendly. With this Applebee's Chipotle Lime Chicken recipe, you can bring one of the chain's freshest, tastiest entrees into your home kitchen. The dish consists of a grilled chicken breast topped with a tasty chipotle lime salsa. In the restaurant, the Chipotle Lime Chicken is served with black bean and corn slaw as well as Southwest rice.^[1] The dish was created with Weight Watchers in mind, so it's a great entree to eat if you're looking for a low-calorie, healthy option.

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Offered by	Applebee's
Customer service phone	888-592-7753[2]
Served as	Main dish
Main ingredients	Chicken breast, chipotle chiles, lime
Cooking method	Grilling, baking
Similar to	Applebee's Fiesta Lime Chicken

Applebee's Chipotle Lime Chicken Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 4 chipotle chiles, diced^[3]
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1/4 cup olive oil^[4]
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons honey^[5]

Applebee's Chipotle Lime Chicken Recipe

1. Preheat your grill.
2. Mix together the lime juice, oil, diced chipotle peppers, garlic, and salt in a bowl.
3. Pour half the mixture into a resealable plastic bag and set aside the rest for using later.
4. Add the chicken to the bag and allow to marinade for at least fifteen minutes.
5. Place the chicken on the grill and discard the used marinade.
6. Grill the chicken for four to five minutes on each side.^[4]
7. Place reserved lime and chipotle mixture together in a sauce pan over low heat.
8. Add the honey and brush the chicken with this sauce.
9. Serve the chicken with the sauce on top.^[5]

Applebee's Chipotle Lime Chicken Video

Comments

• While this recipe specifies using chicken breasts, you can easily use chicken thighs, which will take about the same amount of time to grill.^[5]

Also See: How to Make Applebee's Fiesta Lime Chicken, How to Make Vegan Applebees Spinach Pizza, How to Make Applebee's Perfect Margarita, How to Make Applebee's Spinach Pizza, How to make P.F. Chang's Lettuce Wraps

References

1. ↑ http://applebees.com/menu/entrees/chicken/chipotle-lime-chicken
2. ↑ http://applebees.com/about-us/contact-us
3. ↑ http://www.thatsmyhome.com/healthy/weight-watchers/main/chipotle-chicken.htm
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} http://www.food.com/recipe/grilled-chipotle-lime-chicken-breasts-or-thighs-172142
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chipotle-Lime-Grilled-Chicken-234987