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adobo lime chicken on white plate with sliced lime.
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Adobo-Lime Chicken

Adobo seasoned chicken roasted on a bed of sauteed onions and garlic and finished with a squeeze of lime and lime zest.
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine American
Keyword adobo, adobo chicken, chicken, chicken pieces, Food, garlic, lime, lime juice, lime zest, onions, Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 4 chicken drumsticks skin on
  • 4 chicken thighs bone-in skin on
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons adobo seasoning with cumin
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 medium onion sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic sliced
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1/2 teaspoon lime zest

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Rinse and pat dry chicken pieces. Sprinkle both sides with adobo seasoning.
  • In a large, heavy bottom, oven proof skillet heat olive oil and butter over medium heat. Once butter has melted add chicken and cook 5-7 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Transfer to a plate. Set aside.
  • Reserve 2 tablespoons of pan drippings. Add sliced onions and garlic to the pan. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. The onion will soften and start to caramelize. Spread onion mixture around in the pan so that it makes a bed for the chicken. Place chicken on top of the onion mixture. Transfer to oven and cook for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  • Transfer chicken to a serving platter. Squeeze lime juice over the top and sprinkle with lime zest. Serve.

Notes

If you've got an onion-lovin' family be sure to serve the caramelized onions along side.Enjoy!