Chipotle-Lime Chicken Thighs Recipe

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After plates are scraped clean, this stellar meal keeps on giving. Use the chicken bones to make your own stock, and freeze the remaining chipotle peppers and sauce for a smoky Sunday chili. — Nancy Brown, Dahinda, Illinois

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Chipotle-Lime Chicken Thighs Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Grill: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

2 garlic cloves, peeled
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon minced chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
2 teaspoons adobo sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
4 bone-in chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 pounds)

Directions

Place garlic on a cutting board; sprinkle with salt. Using the flat side of a knife, mash garlic. Continue to mash until it reaches a paste consistency; transfer to a small bowl.
Stir in the lime juice, pepper, adobo sauce and chili powder. Gently loosen skin from chicken thighs; rub garlic mixture under skin. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, lightly coat the grill rack. Grill chicken, covered, over medium-low heat for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 180°, turning once. Remove and discard skin before serving. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken thigh equals 209 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 87 mg cholesterol, 596 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 25 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 3 lean meat.

Originally published as Chipotle-Lime Chicken Thighs in Healthy Cooking June/July 2012, p38