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Copycat Chipotle Chicken

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Ingredients
  

Chipotle Chicken

  • 1 pound chicken thighs fat trimmed off
  • ½ red onion roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce plus 2 T. sauce
  • 3 T. vegetable oil
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano
  • ½ tsp. ground cumin
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Salad Dressing Copycat Honey Chipotle

  • 6 T. avocado oil or can use olive oil
  • 2 T.. red wine vinegar
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1 ½ T. honey
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 small chipotle peppers in adobo
  • 1 tsp. adobo sauce
  • ¼ tsp. oregano
  • ½ tsp. salt or a pinch more
  • ¼ tsp. pepper

Instructions
 

Chipotle Chicken

  • Place all in ingredients (except chicken) in a food processor until smooth.
  • Place chicken in a freezer ziploc and add sauce.
  • Let marinate 2 hours or more!
  • Heat frying pan with a drop of avocado oil over med-high or use a grill pan.
  • Cook until 165 degrees inside.
  • Let sit covered 2 mins before cutting into bite size pieces.

Dressing

  • Combine all in food processor until smooth.
  • I like to serve the chicken over arugula with cheese and corn. Then add dressing!