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Chipotle-Avocado Chicken

Sautéed Onion and Squash
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Ingredients

  • 2 lb bone-in chicken breasts
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp adobo sauce
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice, divided
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp salt, divided
  • 1 tsp pepper, divided
  • 2 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 avocados, chopped
  • 1 large tomato, chopped
  • ¼ cup chopped red onion

Instructions

  1. Use paper towels to grip and remove skin from chicken. Combine garlic, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, 1 Tbsp lime juice, and cumin; rub all over chicken. Place chicken in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag; chill 8 hours.
  2. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Sprinkle chicken with ¾ tsp each salt and pepper.
  3. Cook chicken in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat 25 to 30 minutes, turning occasionally, or until done. Remove from skillet; keep warm.
  4. Combine avocados, tomato, onion, 1 Tbsp lime juice, and ¼ tsp each salt and pepper; serve with chicken.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 zucchini, sliced
  • 2 yellow squash, sliced
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 2 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 tsp fresh lime juice

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Sauté onion, zucchini, yellow squash, salt, and pepper in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 10 to 12 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in lime juice.

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