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Chili Cilantro Lime Chicken

I found this recipe when one of my friend shared it on facebook , i guess she got it from a gluten free website or something . Anyway i decided to try this recipe since it looks so mouthwatering , picture does wonder , you know . But also the ingredients are basically things that you have in the fridge , and i have pretty much everything on hand , except for the chicken . I bought the chicken few days ago , was trying to buy an organic chicken , buy it’s like buying 3 chicken for the cost of 1 chicken . I found the organic was 3 times the price of the regular one . I ended up picking up $6.00 chicken instead of $17.00 chicken !

Direction : 

1-5 or 6 lbs chicken , organic if you can would be good

3 limes

5 garlic cloves

1-2 tbsp. of olive oil

1 tsp. of kosher salt

1 tsp.  of black pepper

1 tsp. of cayenne pepper

1 tbsp. of chipotle chili powder

1 tbsp. of ground cumin

1 tsp. of ground coriander

bunch of cilantro

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These are the ingredients , some of them , such as garlic and cilantro and olive oil aren’t pictured ..

1. Make the dry rub , kosher salt , black pepper , ground cayenne , ground chili , ground cumin and coriander . Mix them all together , set aside .

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2. Make the wet marinade , 2 handfuls of cilantro , 5 cloves of garlic and 2 tbsp. of olive oil and juice from 2 limes in the food processor until it all becomes pasty or puree . Set aside

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3. Wash the chicken , pat dry with paper towel . and start rubbing the chicken with the dry rub , all over evenly , and then pour the wet marinade over the chicken , rub all over evenly . Poke holes on 1 lime , then stuff the lime INSIDE the cavity of the chicken .

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4. Cover or place the chicken and the marinade in a ziploc bag , refrigerate overnight . The next morning just throw them all in the crock pot , cook on low for 6 hours . Chicken will be super tender , and falls off the bone easily . Serve with rice , or make chicken taco with it .

chili cilantro lime chicken

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