Grilled Chili Crunch Chicken

5 from 6 votes

This grilled chili crunch chicken and pineapple salsa recipe hit's on all flavor cylinders! Sweet, spicy, savory and refreshing.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: grilled chili crunch chicken, grilled chicken, summer recipe, pineapple salsa, chili crunch oil, spicy chicken recipe, grillin with dad recipes, grilling with dad recipes, chicken recipes.

Servings: People

Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

Chili Crunch Marinade

4 Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
2 tbsp Chili crunch oil
1/2 cup Honey
1 tbsp All purpose seasoning
1 Lime - freshly squeezed juice

Pineapple Salsa Ingredients

1 cup Pineapple diced
1 cup Cucumber diced
1/4 cup Cilantro
1 Jalapeno
1 Lemon - freshly squeezed juice
1 Lime - freshly squeezed juice
Salt

Instructions

In a bowl, add chili crunch oil, honey, freshly squeezed lime juice and All Purpose seasoning. Mix the ingredients together and add in the boneless chicken thighs. Mix them around in the marinade making sure everything is covered.
Place it in the fridge for at least one hour.
For the pineapple salsa, dice up a pineapple, jalapeno and cucumber (skin on). Chop up a handful of cilantro, add freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice and season with salt. Mix the ingredients together and taste for flavor.
Preheat the grill to a medium heat at 375degrees over direct heat.
Place the marinated chicken thighs on the hot grates and flip once you see nicely developed grill marks on the hot side.
Remove the grilled chili crunch chicken from the grill once the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees Fahrenheit.
Rest the grilled chili crunch chicken thighs for 5-10 minutes.
Serve the Grilled Chili Crunch Chicken topped with the homemade pineapple salsa and enjoy!

Notes

For a spicier salsa, dice the jalapeno with the seeds. For less heat, only dice the skin or skip it all together.

Substitute in red onion for jalapeno or add it to the list of ingredients for sweet peppery flavor.

If you are grilling chicken breast, remove the pieces once the internal temperature reads 160 degrees. The chicken will increase to 165 degrees during the resting phase.

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