Raspberry Chipotle Chicken with Lime
Fall in love with the spicy, sweet, tart, savory combo raspberries with chipotle chilies, adobo sauce, lime and cilantro; it's a one-dish dinner that takes only 30 minutes from start to finish.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- ½ teaspoon salt divided
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper divided
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup chopped onion about half a large onion
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- ½ teaspoon grated lime peel – from half a lime
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon total: canned chipotle chilies and adobo sauce from 7-oz can, chopped
- 2 cups 10 ounce bag frozen raspberries (no need to thaw)
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add half of chicken to pan. Sear until golden and meat releases from pan– about 5 minutes – flip and cook until golden – about 3 minutes. Remove to plate and keep warm. Repeat with remaining chicken.
- Turn heat down to medium; add onion to pan and cook until golden, but not brown about 5 minutes. Add lime juice, lime peel, sugar, chilies and raspberries. Bring to a boil and cook about 3 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Add chicken back to the pan; cook about 2 minutes until done, turning chicken to coat with sauce. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Notes
Serena Ball, MS, RD is a freelance writer and recipe developer. She blogs about Healthy Kitchen Hacks and family-friendly recipes at TeaspoonOfSpice.com.