Mexican Food Recipes
Mexican Chicken Skewers with Chili and Lime
Some of the most easy Mexican recipes are also the most flavorful. A tasty combination of chicken, lime, and hot pepper is pretty much all you need to make these delicious chicken skewers and a sweet chili dipping sauce is the perfect accompaniment.
If you like Mexican food, you will find these chicken skewers to be a fantastic appetizer or even a popular snack at a potluck dinner. They are easy to make and the flavors are very well balanced. Maybe you have only experimented with Mexican casserole recipes or popular Mexican foods like tacos and fajitas so far but you must try these tasty chicken skewers too because they are simply wonderful.
Mexican chicken recipes often feature ingredients like lime, chili and cilantro. Not only are those ingredients quintessentially Mexican but chicken is such a great meat to cook with and it suits all kinds of flavors, so Mexican flavors really suit it. There are a lot of ways to make chicken skewers. Perhaps you have tried Japanese yakitori, which is chicken on skewers in a sweet sesame sauce. This Mexican chicken recipe uses the same principle for the chicken but the flavor is totally different.
Chili Lime Chicken Skewers
Ingredients -
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon chili powder
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 chipotle chili in adobo, minced
¼ cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, minced
1 lime, in wedges
Sprigs of thyme to garnish
Chili dipping sauce
Preparation:
Cut the chicken into ½ inch strips and put the other ingredients in a Ziploc bag. Shake well until everything is mixed together, and then add the chicken. Shake again until all the chicken is covered in the marinade.
Refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes.
Put an oven rack up high near the broiler and line a broiler pan with foil.
Top it with a slotted top and spray some cooking spray on it.
Thread the chicken strips on to skewers and put them on the broiler pan.
Broil for 5 to 8 minutes, flipping the chicken skewers halfway through.
Serve hot with thyme and lime wedges.
Serve the dipping sauce on the side too.
(Serves 6)
Photo Description:
Sprigs of thyme and a slice of lime are the perfect garnish for this delicious spicy Mexican chicken recipe, as you can see from the picture. The chicken is juicy and succulent and this is a really nice Mexican food recipe to make. Marinating the chicken before you cook it gives it a wonderful flavor and chili dipping sauce is a great accompaniment to this Mexican chicken dish. A lot of Mexican chicken recipes feature similar flavors and you can serve these delicious chicken skewers as an appetizer. They also go down well at parties, buffets and just about any kind of get-together or event.
