- Today, we're going to make an avocado topped chicken.
I'm going to be making it right here
on this cast iron skillet pan,
but you can use this recipe
and grill the chicken on the barbecue,
bake it in the oven.
The idea is that the chicken has been marinating
with a cilantro lime marinade,
it's full of seasoning, it tastes delicious.
And at the very end,
we're going to top it with fresh avocado salsa.
Now that my cast iron skillet is hot,
I can feel the heat coming through.
That's when I'm going to put some oil right on the bottom,
I don't want to burn the oil, simply want to heat it up.
So that's why I first heat up my skillet.
The great thing about this marinade
is that it only takes 20 minutes.
So while I was making the avocado salsa,
I simply let the chicken marinade in this bag.
Okay, let's place it in the pan.
You want to hear that sizzle.
That means that your oil is hot, the pan is hot.
Now I have an entire video showing you
how to cook really juicy chicken in a pan
so that it doesn't dry out.
The one key thing though, I want you to remember,
if you don't go check out that video,
which I'm gonna link for you,
is to not touch your chicken
or flip it for about five minutes,
because that is why your chicken sticks to the bottom.
So just leave it on here on medium-high heat
for about five minutes before you flip it.
Now I'm going to just simply cover my chicken
a little bit to minimize the spilling,
but I don't want to cover it all the way,
because I don't want to create a steam dome in here.
I just want to minimize the splatter.
I've left my chicken undisturbed for about five minutes
and now, as you can see, it lifts really easily.
We have that beautiful sear on the outside.
So we want to flip all of our chicken breasts.
So after I've achieved a great sear on the other side,
I simply take my lid and cover it
so it retains the heat inside of the pan
and my chicken will cook faster, more evenly,
which of course, I always cook chicken
according to temperature,
so I poke it through to 165 because it's white meat.
I'll show you how.
I'm gonna check for doneness
by taking a piece of chicken out of here
and right onto my board.
You always want to check the temperature of the chicken
internally poked through the thickest part.
And you want to make sure
that it's not right over the fire
so your thermometer doesn't measure out more
than it really is.
So, this chicken is ready.
I'm going to go ahead and remove my other chicken pieces
right onto my board.
Before I top my chicken with the avocado salsa,
let's check out the inside of this chicken real quick,
using tongs, so you don't burn your hands is a good idea.
You can also let the chicken rest for a few minutes,
but check it out.
It's perfectly cooked inside.
Beautiful.
I'm going to go ahead and slice these other pieces as well.
And then we're going to top it with our avocado salsa.
And I'm going to show you basically
how I would serve it at home.
Now I would serve this with some
cilantro lime rice or with a salad
if you're eating lower carb,
with some grilled vegetables.
If you're grilling this right on the grill,
this is a great barbecue recipe.
So in this bowl,
I have some fresh avocado salsa
that I've made by dicing up some avocado,
squeezing some lime juice over the top,
then putting some cilantro, shallots,
a little bit of salt, tossing it around.
And now all I have to do is use it to top my chicken.
So it's delicious, if you can refrain yourself
from eating with chips while you cook the chicken,
then you'll have a delicious topping for this epic recipe.
And then you would just simply eat it
by taking a fork full of your avocado salsa
with a little bit of chicken,
you can really taste the lime marinade in the chicken.
It's perfectly juicy.
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right below this video.
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