Pollo Tropical Chicken Recipe

Pollo Tropical Chicken Recipe is a moist, juicy, and tropical chicken recipe, which is grilled originally outside. Gives a tropical vibe with all the delicious orange, pineapple, and lemon juice. For Latin-Caribbean cuisine lovers is a perfect Tropical Chicken recipe.

With all the tropical ingredients this chicken will be a winner. Not to mention, for the grill and bbq lovers it will be a jackpot. Honestly, I made my chicken (in the picture) with an “inside” grill. I wasn’t doing it outside. The taste was so…tropical. The look, well not bad. Probably grilled with a backyard grill would look more golden and crispy on the outside.

The Pollo Tropical Chicken recipe is best known for marinated and grilled chicken and various sides including black beans and rice, corn casserole, and more. Check out my Dominican Bean Stew, the Instant Pot Basmati Rice, or a Healthy Calabacitas Recipe for the perfect sides.

Ingredients for the Pollo Tropical Chicken Recipe

First, make the marinade for the chicken which will give you the “tropical vibe”. It will feel more authentic if you use fresh orange juice, pineapple juice, and lemon juice.

Marinade

Use fresh orange, pineapple, and lemon (or lime also good) juice. Add all the dry ingredients to the juice mixture or rub spices over the chicken until nicely and evenly coated.

It is best if you rested for 4 hours in your fridge. But if you really are in hurry, add it to your fridge for 20 minutes.

Instruction Step by Step

1. Clean the chicken, take out the bones and take off the skin. Slice them for your taste.
2. In a small bowl combine all ingredients. Add garlic, cumin, salt, black pepper, and oregano. Mix well.
3. Sprinkle spice mixture over chicken pieces. Rub spices over chicken until well and evenly coated.
4. Pour orange juice and pineapple juice into a large dish. Add the chicken pieces into it.
5. Rest them in the fridge for at least 4 hours. ( In an emergency you can leave it for at least 20 minutes.)
6. Straight from the large dish take them out, allow excess to drip off, and place chicken on the grill.
7. Brush chicken with the marinade every minute, until done.
8. Grill chicken on each side for 5 minutes or until done.

Other Chicken Recipes

• Presidents Chicken Recipe (easy and fast recipe)

Pollo Tropical Chicken Recipe

This is a copycat of the Pollo Tropical Chicken recipe. Our love for the grilled chicken is endless. Mixed with a nice tropical vibe just undeniably delicious.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Resting in The Fridge (Optional) 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Caribbean

Servings 4 people

Calories 240 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2 pounds Chicken Breast Skinless, Boneless
• 1 cup Orange Juice
• 1 cup Pineapple Juice
• ⅓ cup Lemon Juice
• 1 tbsp garlic powder or fresh garlic mashed into a paste
• 1 tsp cumin
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tbsp fresh Cilantro

Instructions

 

• Clean the chicken, take out the bones and take off the skin. Slice them for your taste.
• In a small bowl combine all ingredients. Add garlic, cumin, salt, black pepper, and oregano. Mix well.
• Sprinkle spice mixture over chicken pieces. Rub spices over chicken until well and evenly coated.
• Pour orange juice and pineapple juice into a large dish. Add the chicken pieces into it.
• Rest them in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
• Straight from the large dish take them out, allow excess to drip off, and place chicken on the grill.
• Brush chicken with the marinade every minute, until done.
• Grill chicken on each side for 5 minutes or until done.
• Preferably served with rice and beans.

Notes

• If you are in a hurry just rest them in the fridge for 20 minutes. It’s still you going to have a beautiful tropical vibe 😉 

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