This sweet and spicy Honey Chipotle Grilled Chicken is an easy gluten free dinner with just 6 simple ingredients! It also makes a great meal prep lunch!

I was talking to a friend that is a teacher last week and she mentioned she has two weeks left of Summer vacation. What?! Two weeks?

Schools here let out in late May and start back in early August so Summer break for students and teachers is very short. It got me thinking about all the Summery things I haven’t done yet!

One of those is definitely nice big summer salads. I have made this Sweet Corn Salad several times and I make this Asparagus Salad a few times a month, but those aren’t the kinds I am taking about. I mean the kind of salads where you just throw everything you have together, top it with some sort of grilled meat and just go for it! It was definitely time to change that!

I decided to make a simple, yet super delicious Honey Chipotle marinade for the chicken. The marinade only has five ingredients and would be great on any kind of meat. I especially love this on shrimp and salmon, but I used chicken for this recipe. Simply combine your marinade ingredients and meat in a large plastic bag and let marinate for at least 4 hours. Then grill your meat for about 3 minutes on each side until cooked through and lightly charred.

Since the chicken has that great smokey-sweet-kind-of-spicy flavor going on I paired it with a bed of fresh spinach, cucumber, tomatoes, avocado and ranch dressing. These lighter ingredients helped to mellow out the smokiness from the chicken to make for one totally irresistable salad!

I also paired this with my favorite Avocado Bacon Dip and a big basket of tortilla chips. Talk about a fiesta!

Honey Chipotle Grilled Chicken

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Ingredients

1 pound chicken breast, trimmed and sliced
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons adobo sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

Instructions

Combine the honey, adobo sauce, lime juice, garlic powder and garlic salt.
Microwave for 20 seconds or until smooth.
Place chicken in a plastic bag and pour marinade over chicken, refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Grill for 3 minutes on each side.

https://www.maebells.com/honey-chipotle-grilled-chicken/

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Comments

Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

July 14, 2015 at 6:11 am

This summer is going by way too fast! This chicken looks like the perfect meal that uses up all of those delicious flavors. Love the honey and chipotle combo!

- Maebells says
  
  July 15, 2015 at 11:53 am
  
  Thanks Gayle! I love that smokey sweet flavor too!
  
Kathy+@+Olives+&+Garlic says

July 14, 2015 at 8:44 pm

I was just saying to someone today how I can't believe half of July has passed. It's flying but it hasn't really felt like summer for me. Weird. I bet this chicken is amazing.

- Maebells says
  
  July 15, 2015 at 11:54 am
  
  Thanks Kathy! :)
  
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says

July 14, 2015 at 8:58 pm

Just what I needed -- one more reason to eat grilled chicken every night! Love!

- Maebells says
  
  July 15, 2015 at 11:54 am
  
  At least your chicken will never be boring! :) Thanks Ashley!
  
marcie says

July 15, 2015 at 9:10 am

I need to grill some of this chicken up stat -- I love the sound of the honey and chipotle! :)

- Maebells says
  
  July 15, 2015 at 11:55 am
  
  Marcie I think you will totally love it! :)
  
Natalie+@+Tastes+Lovely says

July 15, 2015 at 12:20 pm

Starting school in early August is just crazy! Here in California we're out in early July, and go back the Thursday before Labor Day Weekend. So the first weekend back is always a 3 day weekend. Makes for a nice little transition. This chicken looks DELICIOUS!

Denise | Sweet Peas & Saffron says

July 16, 2015 at 9:18 pm

Ahh don't say that! Summer is definitely going by quickly, though...This chicken looks so lovely...love honey and chipotle together!

Leslie says

July 17, 2015 at 3:01 pm

What brand of adobo sauce did you use? I couldn't find any that were gluten free.Any substitution suggestions?

- Maebells says
  
  July 17, 2015 at 4:33 pm
  
  Hi Leslie! I contacted La Costena sometime ago and they confirmed it is gluten free. However, I have seen several Chipotle Salsa's pop up in grocery stores lately, I think one of those would work well as a substitute in this recipe.