Lime Marinated Grilled Chicken

I had El Pollo Loco chicken on my mind which led me down a rabbit hole of copycat recipes. All of the recipes had similar ingredients of which I did not have on hand. So I decided to wing it with my lonely lime and to my surprise it produced a very tasty chicken. 

With that said - This is not El Pollo Loco chicken. It's just delicious lime marinated smoky grilled chicken that is worth sharing.

Enjoy this chicken with Salsa Verde and Spanish Black Beans and Rice. This trio made for a fantastic meal!

Salsa Verde

Spanish Black Beans and Rice

If you want to learn how to spatchcock or split a chicken watch this video - Spatchcock chicken . It truly is the best way to cook a whole chicken evenly without drying out the breast meat. In the oven or on the grill.

No real recipe needed for this chicken - just a play by play

1. Spatchcock a whole chicken (watch video above) or use parts.
2. Rub minced garlic over the whole chicken and sprinkle with black pepper.
3. Generously season the chicken with Kosher salt.
4. Squeeze the juice of a whole lime over the chicken.
5. Let marinate for at least 30 min./preferably 45 min. to an hour. But no more than 2 hours or your chicken meat will get mushy from the lime.
6. Drizzle oil over chicken before grilling
7. Place the chicken skin side down to char the skin. Flip chicken over and let cook over medium-low heat with the cover on for about 45 min. to an hour. Flipping about every 10-15 min. (I cooked this on my gas grill)

INGREDIENTS  

Garlic

Kosher

Black Pepper

Fresh Lime Juice or a combination of (lime, orange and pineapple)

Oil (drizzle over chicken before placing on the grill)

Oregano (optional) I didn't use it this time, but it would work well