Chipotle Marinated Grilled Chicken

LOVED this!! The flavor was great and not too spicy. I marinated this overnight and used boneless skinless chicken breasts. Please note that if you DO use olive oil, it will solidify in the refrigerator and look like a complete gloppy mess. It will still taste fantastic though. The next time around I will use canola oil and see how things go. I suspect it'll turn out just fine.

Chipotle Marinated Grilled Chicken

3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

2 garlic cloves

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp paprika

1/8 tsp ground black pepper

1/8 tsp ground cumin

2 Tblsp lime juice

2 Tblsp Worcestershire sauce

2 Tblsp honey

1/4 C balsamic vinegar

1/4 C olive or canola oil

4 skinless boneless chicken breasts

Place all ingredients minus chicken breasts and kosher salt into blender and blend until smooth and no garlic pieces remain. Pour 1/4 of the marinade into a small dish and set aside. Put chicken breasts into a large ziplock bag and add marinade. Allow to marinade in refrigerator for a minimum of two hours and maximum 24 hours.

Grill chicken breasts until no longer pink inside and baste with remaining marinade for the last couple minutes of grilling.

*Don't ever baste raw meat as you will contaminate your basting marinade and thus possibly contaminate your cooked meat with raw juices.

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