Pin for the Wednesdays: Grilling with Cilantro

I loooooooooooove cilantro and in my opinion, you can never have too much – as evidenced by my “Food & Drinks” pin board. Cilantro, cupcakes and pretty cocktails. Those are my three favorite food groups.

I also love to grill, so last weekend I was excited to try out a couple recipes I found on Pinterest.

The first – Margarita Chicken.

The original recipe is from DisneyFamily.com.

Margarita Chicken

Ingredients
zest from one lime
1/3 cup fresh lime juice, from about 4 limes
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons tequila, optional
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
2 cloves garlic, mashed
1 teaspoon chile powder
pinch salt and pepper
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, 6-8

Directions
Place all ingredients, except for the chicken, in a gallon-sized zip top plastic bag. Squish to combine. Add chicken, seal bag, and turn to coat. Refrigerate for one hour or overnight.
Coat grill pan (or grill) with cooking spray. Heat pan (or grill) to medium-high. Cook chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side, turning breast a quarter turn after two minutes if cross hatch marks are desired. Serve immediately.

Unfortunately I made this approximately three minutes before I wanted to put it on the grill, so it didn’t have time to marinate. It was still good, but I think it would have been even better if it had had time to soak up all the flavor.

Like I said, I have a thing for cilantro, so I went with this as a side dish.

Roasted Corn with Cilantro Butter

From one of my favorite recipe sites, SkinnyTaste.com. I put all the seasonings on the corn, wrapped each ear in aluminum foil, and grilled them for about 20 minutes. YUM!

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