This easy chicken recipe is full of vibrant flavors. If you don’t care for chicken thighs, use skin-on chicken breasts instead. Serve with an avocado and tomato salad or black beans and rice, and it might just become your new favourite meal.

Serves 6

Ingredients

8 chicken thighs, skin on

2 1/2 tbsp olive oil, divided

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from about 7 limes)

Salt and black pepper, to taste

Method

1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat, about 180° to 300° C. Season chicken generously with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Brush chicken lightly with 1 tablespoon oil and grill, with lid closed, about 5 minutes per side or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part registers 75° C.
2. While chicken cooks, heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cumin and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. In a large glass baking dish, combine garlic mixture and lime juice; season with black pepper.
3. Place cooked chicken thighs in glass dish, turning to coat chicken with lime mixture. Tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes before serving.

From Southern My Way: Food & Family (Gena Knox Media) by Gena Knox.