If you try this recipe, please let us know! Leave a comment, rate it and tag a photo #ChiliPepperMadness on Instagram so we can take a look. I always love to see all of your spicy inspirations. Now here I am cooking up this super-fast, super easy chipotle chicken recipe that majorly focuses on the chipotle. What can I say? I’m a zesty spicy food lover! I’m a total chilihead! I do LOVE my chipotle, and you know, when I cook with them, I want to SERIOUSLY cook with them! None of this “1 teaspoon chipotle sauce” stuff. If we’re cooking with chipotles, let’s do this! Right? I’m sure you agree. Like this recipe. I’m calling it “Quick and Easy Chipotle Chicken” because, well, yeah, it’s quick and it’s easy. The title really says it all. I can’t really emphasize how EASY this is. Please note, though. There IS marinating time. Prep time is practically nothing, but you need at least 1 hour to let the flavors settle into the chicken. It’s best if you do this overnight, so a good plan is to get your chicken marinating the night before you want to make it. Another plan is to whip this together in the morning then cook it up when you get home from work. Easy!
Chipotle Chicken Ingredients
Chicken. I am using 2 6-ounce chicken breasts for this recipe, though chicken thighs are great as well. You can easily upscale the recipe, also. Chipotle Sauce. Use 4 tablespoons chipotle sauce, though you can use more. Citrus. Use 1 tablespoon lime juice. Lemon juice is a good substitute. Chipotle Powder. Use 1 tablespoon chipotle powder for extra chipotle flavor. Your favorite chili powder blend is a good substitute, as is ancho chili powder. Extra Seasonings. I use 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon cumin and salt to taste Olive Oil. 1 tablespoon olive oil for cooking.
Make the Spicy Marinade. Whisk together chipotle sauce, lime juice, chipotle powder, garlic powder, onion, powder, cumin and salt. This is your chipotle chicken marinade. Pour the mixture over the chicken and rub it into the meat. Marinate the Chicken. Next, cover the chicken and let it marinate for at least one hour. Overnight it better. If you’re in a time crunch, you’ll still get some flavor infusion from a 30 minute marinade. Cook the Chicken. When you’re ready to cook the chicken, heat a large pan or your grill to medium-high heat and grill the chicken up in a bit of olive oil until it is cooked through, 7-8 minutes per side, usually about 15 minutes total for chicken breast. Cook until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Remove the chicken and slice on a cutting board. Boom! Done! Chipotle chicken is hot and ready to serve, my friends. Looks great, doesn’t it? Super as, as mentioned. Check out this one: Cajun Cauliflower Rice. SO. GOOD! Seriously. I also had a side of this for extra chipotle sauciness - Creamy Chipotle Sauce Recipe. Yeah! This recipe is super versatile, so you can serve it with a side of veggies, over mashed potatoes, really however you enjoy serving chicken breast. I do hope you enjoy the recipe, my friends! Let me know how it turns out for you! I love this stuff. Check this out, too – Chipotle Recipes at Chili Pepper Madness. See? Told you I was a fanatic. – Mike H.
Try Some of My Other Popular Chicken Dishes
Nashville Hot Chicken Chicken Tinga (Shredded Chipotle Chicken) Grilled Harissa Chicken Legs Korean Chicken Chicken Vindaloo Dragon Chicken Blackened Chicken Bang Bang Chicken Chicken Enchiladas Verdes with Cheese The Juiciest Shredded Chicken Juicy Jalapeno Chicken with Cheese Chipotle Chili
NOTE: This recipe was updated on 7/15/20 to include new information. It was originally published on 4/6/18.
