Description
This Peruvian Chicken With Green Sauce is a flavorful dish that’s both easy to prepare and packed with tangy, zesty flavors from the cilantro and lime.
Ingredients
Scale
4 chicken breasts
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon garlic
minced
1 cup cilantro leaves
packed
1 jalapeño
chopped (adjust based on desired spice level)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup lime juice (freshly squeezed for best flavor)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Rub the chicken breasts with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Place the chicken breasts on a baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cooked through.
- While the chicken is baking, prepare the green sauce by blending garlic, cilantro, jalapeño, mayonnaise, and lime juice in a food processor until smooth.
- Serve the baked chicken topped with the green sauce.
Notes
For a creamier texture, add more mayonnaise to the green sauce. Adjust the jalapeño quantity for desired spice level.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Main Course
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: Peruvian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce
- Calories: 375 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
Keywords: Peruvian Chicken With Green Sauce, chicken recipes, easy chicken dinner, cilantro sauce