Lime Braised Chicken

If you are looking for a healthy Chicken Recipe, you have come to the right spot.  This recipe is super easy to make, requires just a few ingredients and has been served at numerous events – so you know it is good going down.

cooking information

• Yield: Dinner for 10-12
• Prep Time: 30 Minutes
• Cooking Time: 40-60 Minutes

all ingredients

• 6 Bone in, Skin On Chicken Breast
• 1 Large Onion
• 6 Limes
• 1 Head of Garlic
• 3 Jalapenos
• 4 Dried Bay Leaves
• 1 Tb Whole Peppercorns
• Salt
• Water

recipe instruction

1. Prepare your ingredients. Roughly chop your onion, slice the head of garlic in half widthwise, cut each lime into quarters, and slice jalapenos in half.
2. Place the prepared in ingredients and chicken breast into a large sauce pot. Add salt, peppercorns, and bay leaves also.
3. Fill the pot with enough water to cover the chicken.
4. Place the pot on the stove and turn to medium heat. Let cook for 20 minutes.
5. Turn off the heat and rotate the chickens around in the pot for even cooking. Turn back on the heat to medium heat and continue cooking for 20 minutes.
6. After the chicken is finished cooking turn off the heat and let cool.
7. Once the chicken is cooled, remove the chicken from the pot. Remove from the bone and skin and shred the meat by hand.
8. Drain the broth, keeping the liquid and removing the aromatics. Squeeze the extra lime juice back into the broth.
9. Place the shredded chicken back into the broth so it doesn’t dry out.
10. Serve hot in a taco, over a black bean burger or with scrambled eggs.

cooking tips

• This is a great recipe because it’s a lot of flavor with no fat!

• Because this is braised, the chicken can get dried out if over-cooked. It’s important to keep the cooking liquid and the meat together.

• After I cook the chicken and it has cooled I keep it in a Ziploc bag and store in the refrigerator. The chicken will be good for up to a week.