Grilled Cumin Chicken with Chimichurri Sauce
This Grilled Chimichurri Chicken is first rubbed in an earthy cumin spice blend before being grilled to perfection and topped with a fresh chimichurri sauce.

Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 3 cloves garlic,
- 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt,
- 1 1/2 cups packed fresh parsley*
- 1/2 cups packed fresh cilantro
- 3 Tbsp packed fresh oregano
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes )
- 3/4 cup olive oil )
- 5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Directions
- For the chimichurri sauce: Add red onion, garlic, red wine vinegar, lemon juice and salt to a food processor. Pulse, stopping and scraping down sides occasionally, until finely minced.
- Add in parsley, cilantro, oregano and red pepper flakes, then pour in olive oil while pulsing several times until herb leaves are finely minced**. Transfer to a bowl, cover and chill until ready to serve.
- For the chicken: Preheat a grill to 425 degrees over medium-high heat. In small mixing bowl whisk together cumin, coriander, salt and pepper.
- Pound chicken to an even thickness using the flat side of a meat mallet then brush both sides lightly with olive oil. Sprinkle and rub both sides evenly with cumin mixture.
- Transfer to clean grill grates and grill until center of chicken registers 165 on an instant read thermometer, about 4 minutes per side.
- Serve warm with chimichurri sauce.