Pepper-Lime Chicken

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Chicken

• 2 to 2 1/2 pound meaty chicken pieces (breasts, thighs and drumsticks)

Pepper-Lime Glaze

• 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme or basil, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Chicken

1. Rinse chicken; pat dry. Place chicken pieces, skin side down, on the unheated rack of a broiler pan.
2. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, prepare Pepper-Lime Glaze.

Pepper-Lime Glaze

1. In a bowl stir together lime peel, lime juice, oil, garlic, black pepper, thyme or basil and salt.
2. Brush chicken with glaze. Turn chicken; brush with more glaze.
3. Broil for 5 to 15 minutes more or until tender and no longer pink, brushing often with glaze during the last 5 minutes of cooking.