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Cuban Mojo Chicken with Pineapple Avocado Salsa

8/10/2020

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Oh my goodness this was absolutely delicious! A great summer recipe full of all the flavor and it was super simple to make. Throw all your marinade ingredients in a blender, pour half the marinade over the chicken and onions, and save the other half for the Pineapple Avocado Salsa. I prepped everything the day before and let the chicken and onion mix marinate overnight. All that was left to do the next day was throw everything on a baking sheet to cook. Since I chose to use boneless chicken thighs instead of bone-in chicken leg quarters I adjusted baking time to 25-35 minutes. While the chicken was baking I heated up some plain riced cauliflower, threw in some extra lime juice, cilantro, and salt, and then finished tossing the Pineapple Avocado Salsa together. Super easy and super delicious meal that we enjoyed eating all week long. I will definitely be making this again a few more times before summer ends!

Cuban Mojo Chicken with Pineapple Avocado Salsa
Ingredients:
  • 4 bone-in chicken leg quarters (I used boneless chicken thighs instead)
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ⅓ lime juice
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup cilantro
  • 1 lime zest
  • ½ tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black ground pepper
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 onion quartered
  • ½ avocado
  • 4 ounces pineapple diced
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
Directions:
  1. Add in the food processor the orange juice, lime juice, garlic,  cilantro, lime zest, cumin, oregano, salt, and back ground pepper
  2. Process for 10 seconds. You don’t want the sauce to become too creamy
  3. Add the olive oil and process for 5 seconds, just to combine ever so slightly
  4. Add the chicken and chopped onion in a large bowl
  5. Pour half of the mojo sauce over the chicken and onions. Cover with cling film, and marinate in the fridge for 3 hours
  6. Set aside the remaining half of the mojo sauce for later use
  7. After chicken has marinated preheat oven at 350F
  8. Add chicken and onions on baking tray together with the sauce it marinated in
  9. Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes
  10. Meanwhile, chop up the pineapple, avocado and cherry tomatoes into small pieces and add them in a small bowl. Mix in the remaining half of Mojo sauce you saved earlier. Your salsa is ready!
  11. Drizzle pineapple-avocado salsa over baked chicken. Serve with rice, cauliflower rice, and/or beans and enjoy! 

Original recipe found here
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