Tropical Grilled Chicken Breast

07-26-16 ~ This chicken was ok, but we were hoping for a stronger flavoring. The tenders marinated for about 8 hours, but the flavors didn't shine through. The tenders were very moist and we enjoyed them, just not exactly the taste we were looking for.

This recipe deserves five stars if you add minor adjustments to the dish ?? Marinating the skinless, boneless chicken breasts in 1 cup of Tropicana orange juice, 1 fresh squeezed lime, 1 Tablespoon of all natural honey, and Ciltranro, Adobe, Salt, and Peeper to taste in the fridge for 1 hour gives it a delious fragrant flavor. While the chicken marinated I put canned corn (drained) and drizzled in all natural honey, pepper, salt, and basil and cut up slices of yellow squash that was seasoned to taste by adding orangic extra virgin olive oil, honey, salt, pepper, Adobe, and garlic powder. Once an hour is up don't dicard the marinade, instead I chose to add it to a pan and cook it on the stove. Putting a lid over the marinaded chicken kept the flavors in and I added additional salt and pepper for extra flavor. I decided to add mini red and orange peppers into the mix to create another level of delicious flavors. You know it's done once the chicken has a nice carmalized finish to it and the juices are all absorbed into the chicken and mini bell peppers. Trust me your taste buds won't be disappointed!!!!

Tasty, however it really didn't have the wonderful citrus flavor I was expecting - even with 24 hours of marinating. I loved the idea of this, using orange juice paired with lime. I even added a bit of orange and lime zest to heighten the citrus flavor. It's mildly sweet and does have some citrus flavor, but in the end the heat from the red pepper flakes prevailed....

This was pretty good, soft and juicy, although i made a few adjustments to the marinade. I added 1 tsp of cumin and about 3 tbsp of olive oil. I find that by adding a it of oil the marinade and flavors stick to the chicken better. I would make this recipe again it was quite easy.

Tasty and moist grilled chicken, but would have liked more of the citrus flavor. Marinated for about three hours, but next time, I'll try putting the chicken in the marinade in the morning for an evening meal.