This Chili Lime Chicken with Avocado Feta Salsa is perfectly balanced with tender and juicy chicken, warm spices and fresh citrus. The avocado feta salsa is the perfect cooling compliment to the spice of the chicken. Best of all, it can be made in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients notes
This Chili Lime Chicken with Avocado Feta Salsa recipe is incredibly versatile and easy to mix and match based on what you have on hand, and by personal preference.
- Chicken - For this recipe I used boneless skinless chicken breast. You can also use chicken things or even a full roaster chicken
- Feta - If you are not a fan of feta cheese, you can use any cheese you prefer. Some of my favorites for this recipe are cotija, goat cheese, Manchego, and sharp extra white cheddar.
- Cilantro - If you are team "no cilantro", you can substitute parsley or even chives (Check out this Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice Recipe)
- Limes - While lime juice definitely goes best with this recipe, you could also use lemon juice, fresh orange juice, or even red wine vinegar, or a splash of apple cider vinegar
- Red Onion - If raw red onion is too pungent for you, you can always substitute shallots, green onions, or even sweet white onion.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can cook the chicken by any method you prefer - pan-seared, grilled, roasted, baked, slow cooker, InstantPot etc. This is my favorite grill pan.
If you have the time, I recommend marinating the chicken for 4-5 hours. Since this marinade has lime juice (an acid in it), I don't recommend going much longer that that.
We don't typically have any leftovers when I make this. BUT, if I did, I would mash up the avocado feta salsa to make a guacamole and use the leftover chicken to make chicken taco bowls. I would pile all of that on top of some Mexican Cauliflower Rice, and top with with sour cream, cheese, and salsa.
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Chili Lime Chicken with Avocado Feta Salsa
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
Description
This Chili Lime Chicken with Avocado Feta Salsa is perfectly balanced with tender and juicy chicken, warm spices and fresh citrus. The avocado feta salsa is the perfect cooling compliment to the spice of the chicken. Best of all, it can be made in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (4 total)
- juice of ½ lime
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (I use this brand) code kyndraholley for $5 off
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon cumin (I use this brand of organic seasoning)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
For the Avocado Feta Salsa
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and cubed
- 1 roma tomato, diced
- ¼ cup chopped red onion
- ¼ cup chopped artichoke hearts
- ¼ cup capers
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese
- 3 tablespoons avocado oil
- juice of ½ lime
- sea salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
For the Avocado Feta Salsa
- In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients and lightly toss until well combined. If time allows, refrigerate the salsa for at least one hour before serving. Doing this will allow all of the vibrant flavors in this salsa to really come together.
For the Chicken:
- Pre-heat your barbecue or on the stove top, heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
- In a large bowl, combine the lime juice, olive oil, garlic, and cilantro, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Whisk to thoroughly mix.
- Toss the chicken breasts in the marinade until evenly coated. (If time allows, let the chicken marinate in the sauce for a few hours)
- Place the chicken breasts on the pre-heated grill, pour over any marinade that is left in the bowl. Grill the chicken until it is cooked all the way through or if you are using a thermometer, until it has an internal temperature of 165°F. Top with Avocado-Feta Salsa, and enjoy!
Notes
- net carbs per serving: 4g
- Cooking: If you do not have a grill pan, or don't want to fire up the outdoor grill, this can also be pan-seared, baked, or even air-fried.
- Storage: Store leftover chicken in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. The salsa is best eaten right away.
- Prep Time: 20 Minutes
- Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- Category: Chicken Recipes
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast and ¼ of the salsa
- Calories: 347
- Fat: 10g
- Carbohydrates: 4g net
- Protein: 32g
**This recipe was originally published on Peace Love and Low Carb on March 20, 2012 and was updated and republished on February 26, 2021**
Jennifer @keto_with_JFlo says
I love this recipe!! Made it yesterday- didn’t have breast’s so I used thighs. The avocado salsa was delicious...can’t wait to have leftovers today!!!
Make it today, you will be glad you did!! I paired it with the Fiesta Cauliflower Rice!!
Kitty says
I want to replace my old grill pan. But the link you posted for your favorite grill pan takes you to a crock pot. What is your favorite grill pan?
Kyndra Holley says
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Silvia Dey says
Very flavorful! The fam absolutely loved it!
Beth says
I found this recipe off its Facebook page, was looking for something different so I made this last night its was so delicious. I marinated the chicken for about an hour & we cooked it on the grill to add more flavor ( I am sure stove top would be okay as well) the salsa well I doubled the recipe on most items. The capers i cut into half, found marinated artichoke hearts as well.
I am telling you this salsa you could almost serve with chips that good. I didn't have avocado oil used olive-sunflower oil.
Even my husband loved it & said keep this recipe.
Yummie
Carrie says
Delicious! The chicken had great flavor and the salsa....omg best part. Will be making this again.
Christine Reed says
This recipe is so flavorful and delicious! My family and I loved it! It was so good that I shared the recipe with friends!
Marijeta says
Super easy to make plus it's delicious!!
Debbie says
We made this recipe. Excellent, especially the salsa. We then had chicken street tacos and used the salsa as a topping. Very tasty! We will make this again!
Kim says
This is a great recipe very easy either you can bake the chicken yourself or add the little chili powder and onion powder and garlic powder on store-bought baked chicken depending on how flavorful the chicken is.
This was great recipe to try with all of the pleasure and none of the guilt because all the ingredients were healthy.
Tracy says
I love spices, so I doubled all of the measurements (minus the salt/pepper, added that per recipe). Marinated the chicken for 4 hours. Pan fried with olive oil and it turned out amazing! Even the leftovers were good. Can’t wait to make this again!