Broiled Chicken Thighs with Pineapple

By dawn716

Ingredients

• PREP: 15 minutes
• TOTAL: 25 minutes
• SERVES 4
• MAY 7, 2012
• Light and Just Right
• INGREDIENTS
• 2 tablespoons grated lime zest, plus 3 tablespoons lime juice (from 3 limes)
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 1/2 pineapple, chopped (4 cups)
• 1 English cucumber, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• (3 cups)
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• GET COOKING
• 1 . Heat broiler, with rack 4 inches from heat. Combine lime zest, chili powder, and 2 teaspoons salt. On a rimmed baking sheet, rub chicken all over with mixture. Turn skin side down.
• 2 . Broil chicken 5 minutes. Flip and broil until skin is crisp and chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
• 3 . Meanwhile, combine lime juice, pineapple, cucumber, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken with salad.

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat broiler, with rack 4 inches from heat. Combine lime zest, chili powder, and 2 teaspoons salt. On a rimmed baking sheet, rub chicken all over with mixture. Turn skin side down.
2. Broil chicken 5 minutes. Flip and broil until skin is crisp and chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, combine lime juice, pineapple, cucumber, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken with salad.