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Marinated Chicken Taco Night

Marinated Chicken grilled and ready for Taco Night

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Elevate your taco night with this flavorful marinated chicken tacos recipe. Learn tips for grilling juicy chicken breasts and discover the secret ingredient, fish sauce, for an umami punch.

Ingredients

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  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 T. coriander seeds, lightly toasted
  • 2 limes, zested and juiced
  • 5 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 2 T. olive oil
  • 2 T. fish sauce
  • 2 T. honey
  • 1 c. cilantro leaves and stems, sliced though

Instructions

fresh ingredients ready for Chicken Taco Night
fresh ingredients ready for Chicken Taco Night

 

The chicken marinade

Place chicken breasts in a large bowl or container that is easy to cover. In a very dry blender place the lightly toasted coriander seeds and blend just until they are crushed but not completely pulverized. To the blender, add the lime zest and juice, garlic cloves, olive oil, fish sauce, honey, and cilantro. Blend this marinade until smooth and pour over the chicken, making sure to get the exterior of all the chicken breasts evenly coated. Cover the chicken, and place it on the bottom shelf of your refrigerator.

Let the chicken marinate for 3-12 hours.

Tip for safely storing marinating chicken

It’s super important to keep your hands and surfaces clean throughout the entire process when working with raw chicken. Placing raw chicken on the bottom shelf is important because if for any reason some raw chicken liquid spills or drips out, it eliminates the danger of it spilling on any food below it.

Grilling the chicken

Carefully pat the chicken breasts dry with clean paper towels and cook on a hot grill until the chicken is cooked to 165 F. Remove the chicken from the grill, cover, and let rest for ten minutes before slicing and serving.

Marinated Chicken on the grill
Marinated Chicken
on the grill

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Keywords: taco night, marinated chicken, juicy chicken breasts, grilling tips, umami seasoning, overnight marinade, family-friendly recipe