Chicken with Spicy Lime Rub

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Get your taste buds ready for this flavorful recipe. Place the rub ingredients under the chicken skin before grilling so that they remain on the meat when you remove the skin before eating. Grill some corn on the cob and serve cole slaw or broccoli salad on the side. Finish with refreshing cantaloupe for dessert.

Chicken with Spicy Lime Rub
Makes 4, 3-oz servings
Prep time: 15 minutes plus marinating time
Cook time: 50 minutes

1 GIANT lime for juice and grated peel
1 tbsp GIANT canola oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 whole GIANT scallions, finely chopped
1/4 tsp GIANT ground black pepper
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
2 lb GIANT Chicken Leg Quarters, divided

Squeeze juice from lime and grate zest (green part only). Combine the lime juice and zest, olive oil, garlic, scallions, black pepper, cayenne, chili powder, cumin, and salt into a paste. Loosen the chicken skin gently with your fingers and spread the paste evenly over meat. Place chicken parts in a resealable plastic bag and marinate in the refrigerator at least 1 hour or up to 6 hours.

Remove chicken from bag. Grill the chicken, skin side up, over indirect medium heat 40 to 50 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.

Nutrition information per serving (without skin): 160 calories, 9 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 55 mg cholesterol, 3 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 17 g protein, 330 mg sodium