Easy Lime Skillet Chicken

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This Easy Lime Skillet Chicken recipe is a perfect weeknight dinner with minimal prep, healthy, and tons of great flavor.

This Easy Lime Skillet Chicken recipe is a perfect weeknight dinner with minimal prep, healthy, and tons of great flavor.

This juicy chicken recipe is packed with flavor and the chicken can be marinated all day or overnight. It only takes about 25 minutes to cook the chicken, so it is done in no time.

To make this Easy Lime Skillet Chicken you will need:

  • mayonnaise
  • avocado oil
  • limes
  • coconut aminos
  • ground cumin
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • cayenne pepper
  • boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • fresh parsley or cilantro for garnish
  • mixing bowl
  • plastic wrap or aluminum foil
  • large cast iron skillet
  • meat thermometer
This Easy Lime Skillet Chicken recipe is a perfect weeknight dinner with minimal prep, healthy, and tons of great flavor.

To begin, you’ll zest half of a lime into a mixing bowl.

zesting lime

Juice the lime into the bowl as well.

lime on cutting board

Add some mayonnaise (I prefer to use Homemade Mayonnaise), a tablespoon of avocado oil, some cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, coconut aminos, and cayenne pepper. Whisk those together until they are nice and smooth.

Nestle the chicken breasts down into the sauce, turning them over to coat them well.

chicken in marinade

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate overnight, or at least 8 hours.

When it is time to cook dinner, preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Heat the remaining tablespoon of avocado oil in a large cast iron skillet (or other oven-safe skillet) over medium-high heat.

Add the chicken to the skillet and sear the meat for about 2-3 minutes on each side, or until they are golden brown.

Placing chicken in a cast iron skillet

Slide the skillet into your oven and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the temperature on a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees. Allow the meat to rest a few minutes before serving.

This Easy Lime Skillet Chicken recipe is a perfect weeknight dinner with minimal prep, healthy, and tons of great flavor.

Cut another lime into wedges or slices and serve the chicken with a lime piece to squeeze over it and garnish with the parsley or cilantro. Enjoy!

This Easy Lime Skillet Chicken recipe is a perfect weeknight dinner with minimal prep, healthy, and tons of great flavor.

I like to serve this with a tossed salad.

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This Easy Lime Skillet Chicken recipe is a perfect weeknight dinner with minimal prep, healthy, and tons of great flavor.

Easy Lime Skillet Chicken

Constance Smith – Cosmopolitan Cornbread
This Easy Lime Skillet Chicken recipe is a perfect weeknight dinner with minimal prep, healthy, and tons of great flavor.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 26 minutes
Additional Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 36 minutes
Course Entrées – Main Dishes
Cuisine Paleo
Servings 4 servings
Calories 432 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • To begin, you’ll zest half of one of the limes into a mixing bowl. Juice the lime into the bowl as well.
  • Add the mayonnaise, a tablespoon of the avocado oil, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, coconut aminos, and cayenne pepper. Whisk those together until smooth.
  • Nestle the chicken breasts down into the sauce, turning them over to coat them well.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate overnight, or at least 8 hours.
  • When it is time to cook dinner, preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
  • Heat the remaining tablespoon of avocado oil in a large cast iron skillet (or other oven-safe skillet) over medium-high heat.
  • Add the chicken to the skillet and sear the meat for about 2-3 minutes on each side, or until they are golden brown.
  • Slide the skillet into your oven and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the temperature on a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees.
  • Allow the meat to rest a few minutes before serving.
  • Cut the remaining lime into wedges and serve the chicken with a lime wedge to squeeze over it and garnish with the parsley or cilantro.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 432kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 48gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 151mgSodium: 437mgPotassium: 885mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 110IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg

If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.

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This recipe post was originally written in 2015, last updated August 2024.

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