There are so many things I adore about summer. Long days, gorgeous sunsets, white, puffy clouds, long hikes, blooming flowers, afternoon rains, thunderstorms, kids playing in the neighborhood, outdoor festivals, and most of all, cookouts! Maybe not most of all, but top 10 for sure. In the colder months, we cook on the George Foreman grill a lot, or on a cast iron skillet, but it’s not the same as cooking outside.

We cook a lot of top sirloin, different varieties of burgers, brats and a ton of chicken. I enjoy a simple chicken breast seasoned with a touch of seasoned salt and cooked on the grill, but sometimes I want crazy flavor and when I want crazy flavor, I make my killer marinated chicken.

The star of the show is fresh lime juice and lime zest.

Limes

I guess, technically, the real star is the chicken, but the co-star is the limes. If you use lime juice in your dishes, but don’t use the lime zest, you are missing out. I use my handy Microplane to zest the limes and it adds great color as well as flavor to the marinade. When you make dressings or marinades with limes, lemons or oranges, don’t waste the zest! It’s like eating the potato without the skin. That’s just crazy.

In addition to the lime juice and zest, the marinade has some olive oil, cumin, chili powder, salt, black pepper and fresh garlic. Just mix it all up in a glass measuring cup with a wire whisk.

Killer Marinade

After the marinade is thoroughly mixed, pour it into a Ziplock bag with the raw chicken.

Killer Chicken Marinating

Let the chicken sit in the marinade for 4-6 hours, remove it from the bag, and grill it until it’s cooked completely with no pink in the middle. Never, ever consume poultry that isn’t cooked completely.

Killer Ketchum Chicken copy

Serve the chicken with a salad and some potatoes on the side, or add it to a green salad, put it in some quesadillas, enchiladas, tacos, add it to an omelette, or put it on a toasted sesame bun for a delicious chicken sandwich. It’s extremely easy to prepare, with ingredients you most likely already have on hand.

I hope you will make this at home and come back and leave a comment and let me know how you liked it. Take a photo and tag #ketchumkitchen on Instagram so that I can see your creation.

I hope you are enjoying all the things you love about summer!

Ketchum Killer Marinated Chicken

Ingredients:

3/4 cup olive oil
Juice of 2 limes
Zest of 1 lime
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
4 chicken breasts, thawed

Directions:

Mix all of the ingredients for the marinade in a glass bowl or measuring cup and whisk until throughly combined. In a large Ziplock bag, add the raw chicken breasts and pour the marinade over them and make sure the bag is sealed completely. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours.

Remove the chicken from the bag, discard the remaining marinade and grill the chicken on an outdoor grill or indoor cast iron skillet until cooked completely (no pink in the middle) and serve.

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  1. Such a wonderful and simple recipe, thank you for sharing! I will for sure be trying this out!


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