Healthy Cilantro Lime Chicken Salsa Recipe
Keep your heart healthy with this main-dish chicken recipe. Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa Recipe is low-fat, low-sodium, and low-cholesterol, but high in convenience and flavor.
A three-minute dip into a pungent, low-fat, low-sodium cilantro-lime marinade is all that’s needed to deliver big flavor to chicken breasts.
Prepare time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Ingredients: 12
Chicken:
– 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
– 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
– 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
– 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
– 1/4 teaspoon salt
– Cooking spray
Salsa:
– 1 cup chopped plum tomato (about 2)
– 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
– 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
– 1/4 teaspoon salt
– 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
– 1 avocado, peeled and finely chopped
Steps: 2
1. To prepare chicken, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; toss and let stand 3 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
2. To prepare salsa, combine tomato and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a medium bowl. Add avocado; stir gently to combine. Serve salsa over chicken.
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