Cilantro and Lime Chicken

I get very excited in the produce section.  So much fruit! So many veggies!  I could make all the salads!  I could be the healthiest ever!  Doesn't this eggplant look succulent?  I walk in looking to get some apples and I walk out with $40 worth of fruit, some of which I don't even know why.  Do I know what to do with sugar cane?  How do I prepare rhubarb?  I don't care, I'm too excited by the possibility of cooking with it!

The Dude doesn't even ask anymore, just eats whatever I give  him.  And then dreams of pasta. 

This recipe was a result of getting carried away by the herb section.  There was a pile of cilantro that I could smell and it made my mouth water.   The frangrance of the cilantro goes well with limes (which I always keep in my fridge) and makes for a tasty chicken.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of coarsely chopped fresh cilantro (NOTE: depending on the store, fresh cilantro will be sold in bunches of various size.  You're going to need to eyeball how many bunches you may need)
• 2 limes, washed free of any dirt (NEVER FORGET TO REMOVE THE STICKERS) and cut into nice slices
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• Chicken (sliced thin)

Fast 'n Easy preparation:

1. Place chicken in lightly greased pan.  
2. Spread cilantro over the chicken so that it is covered lightly but evenly.
3. Drizzle olive oil atop chicken
4. Sprinkle sugar  over oily chicken.
5. Ask yourself why sugar, and then remember it's because you don't know what else to do with the sugar cane you bought in a shopping-induced haze.
6. Also, the sugar offsets the sourness of the lime.
7. Place lime slices on top.
8. Cover with aluminum foil, and bake at 350 for 50 minutes
9. During this time, try and figure out what the hell you do with rhubarb.
10. After 50 minutes, remove foil cover and bake at same temperature for another 10 minutes.
11. When serving, be sure to include the lime slices as a zesty garnish!

Fancied Up preparation:

1.  Mix olive oil, sugar, and cilantro in small bowl.  
2. Dunk chicken into bowl, then place into pan.  
3. When all the chicken has been dipped, pour the rest of the mix over the chicken.  This way, both the bottom and top of the chicken is evenly coated
4. Place lime slices on the chicken, covering evenly.
5. Cover and allow to marinate for at least two hours.
6. Cook in one of two ways: 
1. Choose one, but don't choose both or you will regret it as you are chewing on dry chicken.
2. Bake covered at 350 for 50 minutes, then uncovered for 10.
3.   Remove chicken from pan and grill at medium height for about 6 minutes with lid down, then another 6 with lid up. 
1. This one I make the Dude do as he likes to feel useful and manly. 
2. Also, I don't know how to use our grill and the Dude does.
7. Serve with lime slices as garnish.

 I have served this many times, most recently to a tableful of shabbat guests, so this recipe is not just Dude-approved but also Guest-Approved!

For reference, here is a picture of my chicken when I took it out of the oven.