The Best Chipotle Chicken Recipe
This recipe has got flavor, flavor, flavor! You're gonna love my chipotle chicken recipe… Hands-down one of my best chicken recipes. Get it today, cook it tonight and smile all the way to bed.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
Chicken
- 4 Chicken Legs
- 4 Chicken Thighs
- 1 tablespoon Lime Juice Fresh
Chipotle Chicken Dry Rub
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 2 tablespoon Chipotle Powder
- 1 tablespoon Granulated Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Oregano Dried
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
- ¼ teaspoon Cayenne Powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Ground Coriander Optional
Instructions
For the Chipotle Chicken Dry Rub
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the dry rub. Mix well.
For the Chipotle Chicken Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 400f
- Coat the chicken with the lime juice. Sprinkle all of the rub onto the chicken.
- Place the coated chicken into an ovenproof dish.
- When the oven has come to temp, bake for 35-40 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken has reached 165f.
- Remove from the oven. Serve hot and enjoy!
Notes
I tried coating the chicken in a gallon sized ziplock bag without much luck one of the times I made this recipe. The lime is an important factor in the flavor profile and makes the seasoning stick just as much to the bag as it does to the chicken.
As you can see in the pictures, I also tried to coat the chicken in a bowl, which also resulted in a gloppy mess. My recommendation is to just season the chicken by sprinkling it or rolling the chicken in the dry rub after it has been coated with the lime juice.
Want to make this even more spicy? Increase the cayenne pepper or add in some ground habanero pepper... WOW, now that's spicy!