Chipotle Chicken Thighs With Cilantro Lime Sauce
These Chipotle Chicken Thighs with Cilantro Lime Sauce pack 57 grams of protein and 22 grams of fiber per serving and come together in just 30 minutes with only one pot.
Equipment
- 1 skillet
Ingredients
Chicken
- ~1.25 lb boneless + skinless chicken thighs Should be 4 chicken thighs total
- 1-1 ¼ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- black pepper to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons avocado oil for cooking, can sub olive oil but avocado oil is better for searing
Beans
- 1 can black beans - drained
- 1 small red onion - finely chopped
- 1 large red bell pepper - diced can sub another color pepper if desired
- 2-4 cloves garlic - minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
- 1 can black beans - drained
Cilantro lime Avocado Sauce
- 1 small avocado - peeled and seed removed
- ¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro
- ⅓ cup greek yogurt
- 2-4 tablespoons water to thin adjust to your thickness prefernce
- juice from 1 lime about ¼ cup juice
- 1 clove garlic
- black pepper to taste
- ¼-1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add all avocado sauce ingredients to a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth. Set aside.
- Pat chicken thighs dry and coat with seasoning on both sides.
- Heat oil on a skillet over medium high heat. Sear chicken for 7-8 minutes on each side, until browned and cooked through. Chicken thighs are hard to overcook and actually taste better when cooked to about 175-180 degrees.
- Remove chicken from skillet once cooked and lower heat to medium. Add red onion and bell pepper. Cook for 7 minutes. Add garlic and seasoning, cook for another 3 minutes.Add black beans, toss to combine and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Slice chicken thighs. Form bowls with black beans and chicken and top off with sauce.
Notes
If you want to make this a true one pot recipe you can sub in the avocado sauce for store bought guacamole or another store bought sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 578kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 57gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 181mgSodium: 500mgPotassium: 1591mgFiber: 22gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2230IUVitamin C: 82mgCalcium: 171mgIron: 8mg
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