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Cilantro-Lime Chicken Thigh with Avocado/Tomato Salsa

cilantro lime chicken thighsVery, very yummy and fresh dinner! Got the chicken thigh recipe from The Mediterranean Dish, then added my favorite kind of side – avocados and tomato!

Ingredients
Chicken thighs
Garlic powder, paprika, black pepper
Cooking wine (vino seco)
2 tbsp olive oil
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 lime
Scallions, chopped
1 bunch of Cilantro, stemmed and chopped
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 Hass avocado
4 grape tomatoes
1 pinch of salt

{Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.}
Season each thigh on both sides with the garlic powder, black pepper and paprika. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and brown the chicken on both sides. Lower the heat (I missed this and almost burned myself with popping oil! LOL), and add the cooking wine and chicken broth. Let it all simmer, then squeeze in the lime juice, and throw in the garlic, scallions and cilantro. After a few minutes, I put the skillet in the oven to cook at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. When fully cooked, garnish with cilantro and serve with a side of avocado and cut up grape tomatoes [pinch of salt over it]. Fin! I hope you like it as much as we did! My husband gave it two thumbs up.

Jerk Shrimp Tacos with Mango, Tomato & Avocado Salsa

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Ingredients for 4 tacos:
1 mango
10 grape tomatoes
2 tbsp cilantro
1 avocado
4 corn tortillas
Green onions
1 tbsp jerk seasoning
Garlic powder and pepper
12 large shrimp

Toss the shrimp and the jerk sauce; then cook the shrimp on a skillet with chopped green onions, garlic powder, and pepper. I toasted the corn tortillas in the toaster oven at 375 for 10 minutes. Serve tacos on corn tortillas, shrimp, with chopped mango, avocado, grape tomatoes, and cilantro. The freshness of this salsa mixed with the spicy jerk shrimp is fantastic!