Garlic Lime Chicken
Chicken seared and glazed in garlic, lime, and a touch of honey — bright, sticky, done in twenty.
Ingredients
- 400 g Chicken
- 2 Lime
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Neutral oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ground cumin (optional)
- 2 tbsp Cilantro (optional)
Method
- Season the chicken all over with the salt and cumin.
- Mince the garlic cloves and set them aside.
- Juice the limes into a small bowl.
- Sear the seasoned chicken in the oil in a wide skillet over medium-high heat until golden and cooked through, 5–6 minutes per side.
- Drop the heat to low and stir the minced garlic around the chicken for 30 seconds, just until fragrant.
- Pour in the lime juice and honey, scraping up the browned crust from the pan.
- Turn the chicken through the glaze until sticky and evenly coated, about 2 minutes.
- Scatter the cilantro over the chicken and serve with rice or warm tortillas.
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About Garlic Lime Chicken
Garlic Lime Chicken is a fast, bright-flavored skillet main that leans on the citrus-and-garlic language of Mexican cooking. Rather than a marinade-and-grill approach, it builds flavor in the pan: the chicken is rubbed with salt and cumin, seared until golden, then finished in a quick glaze of lime juice, garlic, and a touch of honey. The cumin gives it a warm, earthy backbone, while the lime keeps everything sharp and the honey rounds the acid into something sticky and glossy.
The magic is in the last few minutes, when the pan's browned crust gets deglazed by the lime and honey and turned into a coating that clings to every piece. Cooking the minced garlic for just thirty seconds before the liquid goes in keeps it fragrant instead of scorched, and turning the chicken through the reducing glaze builds a lacquered finish. A scatter of fresh cilantro at the end cuts the richness with a green, citrusy lift. It's a natural over rice or folded into warm tortillas with a squeeze more lime, and at roughly twenty-five minutes for two it's built for a weeknight.
Garlic Lime Chicken: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Garlic Lime Chicken?
A serving has about 610 calories — 38.2g protein, 14.1g carbs, 44.6g fat, 0.6g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 38.2g of protein, roughly 25% of its calories.
Is Garlic Lime Chicken gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Garlic Lime Chicken has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Do I need every ingredient to make Garlic Lime Chicken?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out ground cumin, cilantro — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Garlic Lime Chicken make?
This recipe makes 2 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.