Latin Baked Chicken

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 chicken thighs)

Ingredients

• The 5 Ingredients
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons less-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons minced chipotle chile in adobo sauce
• 8 (4-ounce) bone-in chicken thighs, skinned

Preparation

Directions: Preheat oven to 400°. Combine lime juice, soy sauce, 2 tablespoons honey, and chipotle in a large bowl. Add chicken, and toss well to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes at room temperature. Arrange the chicken on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray, reserving marinade. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes. Place reserved marinade in a blender, and process until smooth. Place pureed marinade in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook 3 minutes. Brush chicken with half of cooked sauce; return to oven and bake an additional for 10 minutes. Brush chicken with remaining sauce; bake an additional 10 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165°.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

316

Fat:

9g (sat 2.3g,mono 2.8g,poly 2.2g)

Protein:

45.3g

Carbohydrate:

11.9g

Fiber:

0.8g

Cholesterol:

188mg

Iron:

2.8mg

Sodium:

677mg

Calcium:

28mg

Marge Perry, Cooking Light, JUNE 2010