Keto Fajita Chicken (chicken al carbon)

Enhance your routine chicken thigh dishes with this Keto Tex-Mex transformation. Herbs, spices and 15 minutes on a hot grill delivers a savory, bright recipe that transforms everyday chicken thighs into a versatile, flavorful component for various Keto dishes. My mantra is “grill once, eat twice”, so I regularly make a batch that I can use in two or more dishes. This chicken is good enough to eat on its own, or use in a taco-style salad with cheese, guacamole and other Tex-Mex fixins. The key is marinating the chicken for four hours, then grilling. I prefer a charcoal grill for extra flavor, but a gas grill at 425 – 450 degrees works fine, too.

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Keto Fajita Chicken (al carbon)

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Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Passive Time

4 hours

Servings

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Ingredients

Marinade

• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1/2 oz. fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
• 1/2 oz. Cilantro, chopped
• 1 each Jalapeno, seeded
• 3 each Limes, juiced
• 1 each Lemon, juiced
• 3 each Oranges, juiced
• 1 tbsp. Minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp. Salt

Post-Marinate Chicken Seasoning

• 1 tsp. Garlic powder
• 1 tsp. Ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. Chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1/2 tsp. Ground pepper

Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Passive Time 4 hours Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Marinade 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1/2 oz. fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped 1/2 oz. Cilantro, chopped 1 each Jalapeno, seeded 3 each Limes, juiced 1 each Lemon, juiced 3 each Oranges, juiced 1 tbsp. Minced garlic 1/2 tsp. Salt Post-Marinate Chicken Seasoning 1 tsp. Garlic powder 1 tsp. Ground cumin 1/2 tsp. Chili powder 1/2 tsp. Salt 1/2 tsp. Ground pepper

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Instructions

Marinate

1. Combine the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Pour into a gallon-size Ziploc bag Add chicken thighs. Place bag in a shallow dish or bowl

   
2. Refrigerate for four hours total. If you can, turn the bag over halfway through (at approximately two hours) to make sure the chicken marinates evenly.

   

Season

1. After four hours total, remove chicken from marinade Discard marinade Season chicken

   

Grill

1. Heat grill to 425 degrees Add chicken thighs and grill for 5 minutes with the grill lid off/open Turn chicken over to other side Close or cover grill with lid. Continue to cook chicken for 10 minutes with the lid closed/covered. The grill temperature can get up to 450 degrees. Check doneness. Chicken should have an internal temperature of 180 degrees. Let sit for 3-5 minutes, then serve.