Key West Grilled Chicken with Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice is light, healthy, and full of fresh flavors. Sizzling chicken meets refreshing salsa in this easy dish.
Summer is rolling right along which means its the perfect time to share a new juicy, flavor-packed grilled chicken dish — Key West Grilled Chicken with Mango Salsa & Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice!
Chicken breasts are infused with a Key West-inspired, honey-soy-lime marinade, grilled, served on a bed of low-carb cilantro-lime cauliflower rice, then finished with a heaping spoonful of fresh mango salsa.
This dish is summer on a plate! The honey in the marinade caramelizes on the grill, and the lime juice and soy sauce in the marinade keep the chicken so flavorful and tender.
Start by marinating 4 chicken breasts in a combination of sweet, salty, savory, and spicy ingredients.
In a small bowl, whisk together gluten-free tamari (or soy sauce if not GF) and vegetable oil.
Followed by honey and fresh lime juice.
Finish the marinade with a couple crushed garlic cloves and half a jalapeno.
Place the chicken breasts inside the ziplock bag, pour the marinade on top, then squish everything around so all the chicken gets covered.
Let the chicken sit in the marinade for at least 1 hour, and up to 8 hours.
While the chicken is marinating, mix up the quick, tropical-tasting Mango Salsa to spoon on top of the grilled chicken. The combination of cold and hot is fantastic!
Combine fresh mango with jalapeno, green onions, cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, and lime juice. You can make this a day ahead and let it hang out in the fridge.
Finally, prep the Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice that will go underneath the grilled chicken.
Slap the grating blade onto your food processor then process 1 head of cauliflower that’s been cut into large florets.
If you don’t have a food processor, use a box or flat grater, or purchase frozen cauliflower rice from the store.
Saute the fresh cauliflower rice in vegetable oil, seasoning with salt, until it softens and starts to turn golden brown, about 10 minutes.
Turn off the heat, then add in fresh lime juice and chopped cilantro.
Meanwhile, grill the marinated chicken over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes a side, basting with the leftover marinade once or twice.
Plate the cooked cilantro-lime cauliflower rice, then top with a grilled chicken breast and hefty scoop of fresh, mango salsa.
I love how flavorful and moist the chicken becomes from the easy marinade, plus the sweet-heat of the cold and refreshing salsa on top is so much fun to eat. Enjoy!
Key West Grilled Chicken with Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Key West Grilled Chicken:
- 1/4 cup gluten free reduced-sodium Tamari, or soy sauce if not GF
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice, ~2 limes
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
- 1/2 jalapeno, seeded
- 4 chicken breasts, ~2lbs, pounded to an even thickness
For the Mango Salsa:
- 1 mango, chopped
- 1/2 jalapeno, seeded and minced
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, pressed or minced
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 lime
- salt and pepper
For the Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice:
- 6 cups shredded cauliflower, ~1 head cauliflower, could use frozen cauliflower rice
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
- salt
- 1 - 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Directions
For the Key West Grilled Chicken:
- In a small bowl, whisk together tamari (or soy sauce), honey, vegetable oil, lime juice, and garlic. Add chicken breasts and jalapeno to a large ziplock bag then pour the marinade on top. Squish to coat chicken in marinade then refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 8 hours. Grill chicken over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes a side, basting with the leftover marinade a few times as it grills.
For the Mango Salsa:
- Combine all salsa ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.
For the Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice:
- Grate cauliflower using the grating blade on a food processor, or by hand with a flat or box grater. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat then add cauliflower, season with salt, and saute until cauliflower is tender and golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Turn off the heat then add 1 Tablespoon lime juice and cilantro. Taste then add more lime juice if desired.
- Scoop cooked Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice onto plates then top with chicken and mango salsa and serve.
Notes
- To make all three components of this recipe you'll need 1 bunch cilantro, 1 jalapeno, and 4 limes.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are estimates only. Please read our full nutrition information disclaimer.
Looks great. Making tonight. My wife just had surgery 4 days ago and i think she will love it.
Thank you,
Rick
I hope you guys loved it, Rick, and that your wife is feeling better!
You should stop using vegetable and canola oil. Use cold pressed olive oil or coconut oil. Goggle “How it’s made Canola Oil” and see that the bleaching and refining process is not healthy at all.
Thanks for this recipe- your instructions and pictures make it very inviting and approachable. I have major kitchen-stage fright and am having family & friends tonight for dinner. This will be a success!
Thanks!
I saw this on a 4th of July roundup and just had to pin it. I hope you’ll share your best post of the week on my Friday Flash Blog Linky Party going on ALL weekend at The Jenny Evolution.
Jennifer
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Thanks for sharing! Looks yummy. I will try it soon!
I am making this tonight for my sister and her boyfriend for their anniversary (I’m the chef/waiter). He always wanted to go to Key West so she wants to surprise him with a themed full course dinner. I did a lot of the preparations last night (chicken marinating, shredding the cauliflower with a flat grater & making the salsa so the flavors can marry together). The chicken marinade itself smells soooo delish! I don’t have an outside grill so I’m going to try and do what I can with my handy dandy George Foreman.
I’m serving this with bacon wrapped shrimp and also Cinnamon Chips and fruit dip as their appetizer. Your Key Lime Chicken Recipe for an entree, Key Lime Pie for Dessert and she just insists on drinking Jamaican Me Happy Wine Coolers as a beverage lol… So Im going to pour it in a wine glass and throw a few thin slices of lime/lemon.
Anywho, just wanted to say thanks for such a great idea! xoxo
Made this last night and it was wonderful! I made extra marinade sauce and used it this morning to drizzle over my leftover chicken mango salsa for a sandwich for lunch today! Yum!!! Thanks so much for this awesome recipe!
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What are the nutritional facts for this meal? Carbs, calories, protein… etc.
So so good! Was hoping for leftovers, but the dish was scraped clean!
Just made this last and my boyfriend and I LOVED it! There is so much flavor in the marinade, it really made the chicken taste wonderful. The mango salsa was also a great addition and a perfect summer meal. Thank you so much for all of your great recipes, we cook something of yours at least once a week but usually more! Thank you so much!
Made this for dinner tonight! I will be making this again, especially the cauliflower rice- so yummy and low cal/low carb! The mango salsa made the dish. I might try it with pineapple next time… leftovers for lunch tomorrow, I can’t wait!
I made this last week, and it was a huge hit! Kiddos and husbands alike LOVED it. My husband said that I should add this to “the rotation”! Thanks – it was really yummy – probably my favorite chicken recipe to date!
I will try to show my drink on my blog but it doesn’t contain any alcohol, though I like the color. Your pink drink is beautiful and I’d definitely try it. I love Trader Joe’s, ain’t gonna marry it but you catch my drift, cos they have so many food options there. I found your blog because I thought it had something to do with Key West and my friend went there, so I’m trying to find out about it.