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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers/Sides » Chinese Green Onion Lime Chicken

    Chinese Green Onion Lime Chicken

    Last Modified: October 28, 2020 - Published by: christieathome - Comments: 1 Comment

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    Chinese Green Onion Lime Chicken. Delicious, juicy, savoury chicken with a hint of lime and green onions. Perfect as a side dish for dinner or lunch!

    This weekend I decided to try combining a few Asian ingredients to marinate some chicken thighs. To my marinade, I added green onion, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, cane sugar, sesame oil but with one twist: lime juice. 

    Green Onion Lime Chicken

    In Chinese cooking, they don't usually use lime juice as a source of acidity. They tend to use vinegar but I thought, "Why not, let's give it a whirl and see where this goes".

    To my surprise, my green onion lime chicken thighs worked out well!  There's a hint of every ingredient flavour in this dish and it pairs nicely with steamed white rice and some dark leafy greens like Bok or Yu Choy (you can find both at your Asian grocer).

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    For this recipe

    You'll need the following ingredients for my green onion lime chicken recipe:

    • 5 chicken thighs with skin and bone

    Green onion lime chicken marinade:

    • 3 stalks of green onion, chopped
    • Juice of 2 limes
    • 4 garlic cloves, minced
    • 2 tbsp of chopped ginger
    • 2 tbsp of low sodium soy sauce
    • ¾ tsp of organic cane sugar
    • 1 tsp of sesame oil

    How to Make Green Onion Lime Chicken

    1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all your marinade ingredients until sugar has dissolved. Add in chicken thighs and marinade for at least 10 minutes. You can marinate overnight if you wish for a deeper flavour.
    2. In a non-stick frying pan on high heat, add chicken thighs (leaving marinade aside). Sear on each side for 2 minutes. Layer the marinade ingredients over the thighs.
    3. Lower heat to medium and cover with a lid. Cook for 15 minutes until meat is cooked at the bone. To lift the sauce from the pan, you can add a few tablespoons of water.
    4. Serve immediately and enjoy!

    Give it a try!

    Well I hope you give my Chinese Green Onion Lime Chicken recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.

    Thanks for visiting my blog! If you enjoyed this green onion lime chicken dinner, please share it with your family and friends or on social media! Take a picture if you've made my recipe and tag me on Instagram @christieathome in your feed or stories so I can share your creation in my stories with credits to you!

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    If you could leave a star rating for my green onion lime garlic chicken, I would greatly appreciate it 🙂 Thanks so much!

    Take care,
    Christie

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    Green Onion Lime Chicken

    Green Onion Lime Chicken

    christieathome
    Green Onion Lime Chicken. Delicious, juicy, savoury chicken with a hint of lime and green onions. Perfect as a side dish for dinner or lunch!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course dinner, lunch, Side Dish
    Cuisine Chinese
    Servings 5 pieces
    Calories 282 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 5 boneless skinless chicken thighs with skin and bone

    Marinade

    • 3 stalks of green onion chopped
    • 4 tbsp lime juice
    • 4 cloves garlic minced
    • 2 tbsp ginger chopped
    • 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
    • ¾ tsp cane sugar
    • 1 tsp sesame oil
    • 1 tbsp honey

    Instructions
     

    • In a large mixing bowl, combine all your marinade ingredients until sugar has dissolved. Add in chicken thighs and marinade for at least 10 minutes. You can marinate overnight if you wish for a deeper flavour.
    • In a non-stick frying pan on high heat, add chicken thighs (leaving marinade aside). Sear on each side for 2 minutes. Layer the marinade ingredients over the thighs.
    • Lower heat to medium and cover with a lid. Cook for 15 minutes until meat is cooked at the bone. To lift the sauce from the pan, you can add a few tablespoons of water.
    • Serve immediately and enjoy!

    NOTES

    Enjoyed my recipe?Please leave a 5 star review (be kind)! Tag me on social media @christieathome as I'd love to see your creations!

    Suggested Equipment & Products

    Mixing bowl
    Measuring Set
    Large Non-Stick Pan
    Cutting Board
    Santoku Knife
    Keyword asian chicken, chinese chicken, green onion lime chicken, lime chicken dinner, lime chicken marinade, lime chicken recipe, lime chicken thighs, lime garlic chicken
    Nutrition
    Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 302mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg

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    1. Odom

      November 12, 2020 at 9:59 pm

      5 stars
      That lime juice with the green onion was perfection.

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