Cilantro Lime Marinade – a flavor packed marinade that will liven up any chicken or steak.  Plus the whole family will love it!  (Whole30, Paleo, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

Do yourself a favor and add this to your chicken or steak the next time you make it.  You won’t regret it!

Cilantro Lime Marinade

This marinade is so flavorful and with spring/summer right around the corner it is back in our regular meal rotation.  The best part is that your meat doesn’t need to marinade in this for long.  Only 30 minutes and it will be packed with flavor and ready for cooking.  Making it easy enough for a quick weeknight meal!

What is in the Marinade?

• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (approx. 2-3 limes)
• 1/2 cup olive oil (or avocado oil)
• 1-2 tablespoons lime zest
• 1 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro
• 2-3 teaspoons kosher salt

How Long Can You Marinate Meat in Lime Juice?

For this recipe you only let your meat marinate for 30 minutes.  You definitely want to make sure that you do NOT let it marinate for more than 2 hours because the lime juice will start to “cook” or denature the meat.

How Should I Use this Marinade?

Here are just a few ways you can use this marinade:

• Marinate steaks before throwing them on the grill
• Marinate chicken thighs before you grill them
• Marinate chicken breasts before you grill them 

Any of these would be delicious!  You just have to promise me that you will serve them with homemade fresh guacamole!!!  It is a must!!  And the whole family will love it which is even better 🙂

Quick meat recommendation:

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OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE:

1. Cilantro Lime Shrimp
2. Lemon Lime Citrus Granita
3. Pulled Pork Tacos (Slow Cooker + Instant Pot)

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E

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Cilantro Lime Marinade (Chicken or Steak)

• Author: Erin Jensen
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 0 minutes
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: Approx. 1 cup
• Category: Marinade
• Method: Counter
• Cuisine: American

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Description

An amazing cilantro lime marinade that is perfect on steak or chicken!

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Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (approx. 2–3 limes)
• 1/2 cup olive oil (or avocado oil)
• 1–2 tablespoons lime zest
• 1 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro
• 2–3 teaspoons kosher salt

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Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl; stir to combine.
2. Pour over chicken or steak and allow to marinade for 30 minutes.
3. Remove from marinade and cook chicken or steak as desired.
4. Discard the marinade.

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Notes

• Additional Lime Juice: Feel free to add additional lime juice if you want the lime flavor to be more intense
• How long to marinade: It is not recommended to allow meat to marinade in a cilantro-lime marinade for more than 30 minutes as the acid from the lime juice will start cooking the meat too much.
• Shrimp: this would also work really well with shrimp!

Keywords: cilantro lime marinade, cilantro lime chicken marinade, cilantro lime steak marinade