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Chipotle Chicken Marinade Recipe
Chipotle Chicken Marinade Recipe is made with boneless, white onion, and lime juiced.
- Prep
- 240 min
- Cook
- 14 min
- Total
- 254 min
- Original yield
- Serves 6
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner · Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: over 30 minutes · Total: over 60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Allow for marinating
Check the marinating step before planning the cooking.
2. Remember the turn or stir
Turn or stir the food at the point specified in the method.
3. Check the air-fryer setup
Follow the air-fryer arrangement, settings and cooking checks in the recipe.
Get to know the ingredients
boneless, skinless chicken thighs
In the method: Pour over 2 pounds of boneless chicken thighs.
small white onion
In the method: Combine marinade ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
lime juiced (about 1 ounce or 2 tablespoons)
In the method: Combine marinade ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.
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Ingredient note
Source: 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighsIngredient note
Source: 1 small white onionIngredient note
Source: ¼ cup olive oilIngredient note
Source: 1 lime juiced (about 1 ounce or 2 tablespoons)Ingredient note
Source: 2 tablespoons adobe sauceIngredient note
Source: 2 tablespoons garlicIngredient note
Source: 1 ½ teaspoons cuminIngredient note
Source: 1 teaspoon oreganoIngredient note
Source: 1 teaspoon paprikaIngredient note
Source: ½ teaspoon black pepperIngredient note
Source: ½ teaspoon salt
How to make it
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The last little job
Finish as directed
Once warmed, add the chicken to the air fryer and cook 7 minutes, flip and continue cooking another 7-8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
A little more help as you go
Follow the blending step
Prepare the blending equipment before that stage of the recipe.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the blender and air fryer. Start with this step: Combine marinade ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Check the marinating step before planning the cooking.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Once warmed, add the chicken to the air fryer and cook 7 minutes, flip and continue cooking another 7-8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Prepare the blending equipment before that stage of the recipe.
Additional recipe notes
Nutrition is calculated assuming the chicken absorbs about 40% of the marinade, but this can vary.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: sweetpeasandsaffron.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.