Sweet Chili Coconut-Lime Grilled Chicken with Coconut-Lime Cauliflower Rice is a light and refreshing grilled dinner. Simple and scrumptious!
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Got your first must-try grilling recipe of the season – Sweet Chili Coconut-Lime Grilled Chicken with Coconut-Lime Cauliflower Rice!
Say that five times fast.
Seriously the recipe title might be a mouthful but the dish is shockingly easy to make and is as delicious as it is light and healthy!
Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken
Sweet chili sauce, light coconut milk, and lime juice marinated chicken is grilled then perchedatop a bed of cilantro-lime cauliflower rice infused with coconut milk. I used the same technique as when I made my Cauliflower Fried Rice (I’ve had so many people tell me they fed it to their families who had no idea it wasn’t rice!) and you are going to LOVE it!
I got the inspiration for this dish after seeing someone post sweet chili grilled chicken on Instagram a few months ago. I thought I’d add tropical-tasting coconut milk to the mix plus fresh lime juice because, as they say, you put the lime in the coconut and eat ’em both up. Or something like that.
Far reaching word play aside, this grilled chicken is phenomenal. It has so much flavor and only needs to marinate for 30 minutes (though you can leave it in there for up to an hour.) Plus, it calls for just THREE ingredients and the coconut-lime cauliflower rice uses a couple of the same ingredients so you can kill two birds with one delectablestone.
Start with zee chicken marinade ingredients. Like I said, there’s just three of ’em! You’ll need 1/2 cup each sweet chili sauce and unsweetened light coconut milk, and the juice of 1/2 lime.Franks is a great brand for sweet chili sauceandI also like the Grama’s Sweet Chili Sauce I show in my Thai Sticky Chicken Fingers. Can’t go wrong with either!
Addthe ingredientspluslots of salt and pepperto a Ziplock bag then squish to combine. Finally add1-1/2lbs chicken breasts then marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or up to an hour.
When it’s time to eat, grill the chicken breasts over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes on one side,and3-4 minutes on the other. Chicken = DONE! So easy, right?
Now, while the chicken’s marinating/grilling get your cauliflower rice ready.All you do is send a medium-sized head cauliflower that’s been chopped into big hunks through a food processor fitted with the grating attachment, OR grate it by hand using a box grater.
Add the grated cauliflower to 1-1/2 Tablespoons coconut oil melted inside a large skillet over medium/medium-high heat (we’re looking for a 6/10 on the heat scale,) then season liberally with salt and pepper and saute until tender, 5-7 minutes. Once the cauliflower istender add the juice from the other lime half, 3-4 Tablespoons coconut milk(depending on how cocnu*tty you want it,) and 1/4 cup cilantro that’s been chopped. Stir to combine then add more salt and pepper if ya’ need it.
Scoopthe coconut-lime cauliflower rice onto plates then top with the grilled chicken and serve with extra sweet chili sauce for dipping. Then, dig in!
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Description
Sweet Chili Coconut-Lime Grilled Chicken with Coconut-Lime Cauliflower Rice is a light and refreshing grilled dinner. Simple and scrumptious!
Ingredients
serves 4
- 3/4 cup unsweetened light coconut milk, divided
- 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce, plus more for dipping
- 1 lime
- salt and pepper
- 1-1/2lbs chicken breasts
- 1 medium-sized head cauliflower, grated (6-8 cups)
- 1-1/2 Tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Directions
- Combine 1/2 cup coconut milk, sweet chili sauce and the juice of 1/2 lime in a large Ziplock bag. Add salt and pepper then squish to combine. Add chicken breasts then marinate for 30 minutes - 1 hour in the refrigerator.
- Preheat grill to medium-high, making sure grates are well greased.Grill chicken breasts for 4-5 minutes on the first side, then 3-4 minutes on the second side, depending on how big they are and how well done you like them. Remove to a plate to rest for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat coconut oil in a very large skillet over medium/medium-high heat (6 out of 10.) Add cauliflower, season liberally with salt and pepper, and then saute until tender, 5-7 minutes. Squeeze in juice from remaining lime half then add 3-4 Tablespoons coconut milk, depending on how coconutty you want it. Add cilantro then stir to combine. Taste then add salt and pepper if necessary. Scoop onto plates then top with chicken and serve with extra sweet chili sauce for dipping.
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
I am telling you – the best and easiest chicken marinade I have found to date. A touchtropical from the coconut milk, sweet heat from the chili sauce (definitely not too spicy for kids,) and the kick of lime juice is the best combo. Huge hit for grilling season!
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Kristin Gilardi 02.29.2024 One of my absolute favorite recipes! My family loves it. I’ve been making it now for a couple years. I’ve had to start making 2 heads of cauliflower because it’s so good we can’t get enough of the “rice”.
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- Kristin 03.04.2024
Oh I love that, Kristin!! So glad this is a recipe you guys come back to again and again!!
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- Diane 08.13.2023
Delicious recipe! Made it a couple times already and was approved by all ages!
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- Kristin 08.14.2023
I’m thrilled to hear that, Diane! Thank you so much for your feedback and recipe rating!
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- Diane 07.27.2023
So good. So good! SO GOOD! Definitely making this again! Used my vitamix to make the cauliflower rice – took like 5 minutes to make. Thx for this recipe!
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- Kristin 07.28.2023
Ahh, I’m SO THRILLED you loved this recipe, Diane!! Thank you so much for your feedback!
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- Karen Walls 05.30.2022
I love your recipes! but my husband has that soapy aversion to cilantro- any suggestions for an alternate to sprinkle on dishes such as the grilled chicken/ cauliflower?
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- Kristin 05.31.2022
Oh shoot! You can just leave it off! :)
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- Joni 03.13.2022
You are so clever
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- Kristin 03.18.2022
Thanks Joni!
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- Susan 02.05.2022
Can you marinate the chicken overnight?
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- Marie 02.03.2021
I have two questions… 1) why the lite coconut milk vs full fat? Is that just a personal preference? and 2) the canned coconut milk always separates… do you dump it into a bowl and mix it up before measuring out the needed amount?
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- Kristin 02.03.2021
Lite coconut milk has a less powerful coconut flour and you can taste the sweet chili sauce better through it. If you’ve only got full fat on hand that’s totally fine! The full fat is the one that separates so yep you could pour it into a bowl, whisk, and then measure. :)
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- Belinda Dickens 06.24.2020
I’ve made this twice and my family LOVES it!! It’s our new favorite recipe!!
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- Amy K. 05.29.2020
This is one of my favorite recipes and my entire family loves it (even the 4-year-old!). Thank you for introducing us to such a healthy and fantastic meal!
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- Stephanie 02.04.2020
Hi! I am a major crockpot girl and a fan of all of your recipes! Do you think I could make the chicken with this recipe in the crockpot?
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- Kristin 02.07.2020
Hi Stephanie! I bet that would be really good! Would you come back and let us know how it turns out?!
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- Morgan M 09.09.2019
My SIL cooked this for us over the weekend and whole family LOVED it!! So warm yet refreshing and yummy, excellent meal enjoyed by young and old (13 months and grandma). Now I have the recipe and I can’t wait to have friends over and share! Thanks. Delicious
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- Phoebe Freeland 03.08.2019
Need nutritional value on recipes,going Keto and these recipes sound scrumptious
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- Dena 07.16.2019
You’ve probably figured this out by now, but this recipe is definitely not keto friendly. The Sweet Chili Sauce is loaded with sugar. This recipe has 60g of sugar from the sauce, and at 4 servings, is 15g per person. That’s dessert, not a main course. I’d love to try it, but need a substitute for the sweet chili sauce, but I’m sure its probably a key ingredient. Thought about trying coconut aminos instead.
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- Holly 12.07.2018
I absolutely LOVE this recipe! One of my all time favorites. I add yellow bell peppers, sweet onion and sometimes fresh pineapple to my marinade and grill those with the chicken. It’s December, i’m in seattle, and im still going to go grill this in the frigid weather tomorrow!
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- Kristin 12.07.2018
So glad you love it enough to brave the chill, Holly! Stay warm! ;)
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- Jamie 07.14.2018
Yummy!
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- Vem 04.21.2018
Would you provide the calorie and nutritional value per serving, please?
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- Jeanie 04.06.2018
Can you sub something for the coconut milk? My family doesn’t like coconut.
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