Name: Easy Cast Iron Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Lime Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts (sliced in half); 1 tbsp Homemade Taco Seasoning; 1/2 tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 1/2 cup Chobani® Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt; 1/4 tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt; 1/4 tsp Black Pepper; 1 Lime (juiced); 1/2 tsp Homemade Taco Seasoning; 2 tbsp cilantro (chopped)

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This Easy Cast Iron Grilled Chicken Breast recipe with cilantro lime sauce is juicy and tender in about 15-minutes. It’s best for those busy weeknights when you want an easy meal that doesn’t take forever to cook. These pan-seared chicken breasts are perfect as part of a cauliflower rice burrito bowl or with a simple roasted vegetable. I love using it as part of meal prep.

This post was sponsored by Chobani® & features their Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt. All opinions are my own. A few other bloggers also participated and you can click here to get all of the recipes that use Chobani®.

Ingredients Needed to Make Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Breast

Easy and quick to make, chicken breast with my cilantro lime sauce can be made with staple ingredients in your kitchen.

For grilling the chicken, you need:

chicken breasts
taco seasoning
sea salt
olive oil

To make the cilantro lime sauce, you need:

Chobani® Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt
salt
black pepper
lime
cilantro

You can see the recipe card for detailed measuring sizes of the ingredients.

Why Use a Cast Iron Skillet?

While chicken breasts can be made in the oven, for this recipe, I used this cast iron grill pan. As I mentioned in my cast iron pork chops and surf and turf recipes, it’s a great choice for many reasons. I’ll name a few.

It is more durable and retains more heat than many other types of cookware
A grill pan mimics the grill and gives any protein a great sear.
It is versatile and can be used as an oven even though this particular recipe is only done on the stovetop

Other tools you need are tongs and measuring spoons, of course.

How to Cook Chicken Breast in a Cast Iron Skillet

First, heat a grill pan to medium-high heat and when it’s hot, add 1 tbsp olive oil to the pan.
Go ahead to add the taco seasoning to both sides of your chicken breast.
Sear the chicken breasts for 4-5 minutes per side.
To make the Cilantro Lime Sauce, add all the ingredients for the sauce to a small bowl and mix them together with a fork.

How Long to Cook a Chicken Breast on the Stove

It takes any time between 10-15 minutes to cook chicken breast on the stove. However, there are some things to keep in mind to get the best out of this pan-seared chicken breast and maximize your cooking time.

Use thin cut chicken to get uniform cooking on all sides of the chicken and cut down on cooking time
In the absence of thin-cut chicken, you can always cut your chicken breast in half down the center or use a meat mallet or rolling pin to thinly pound it. Remember, the thicker the chicken, the longer it cooks.

Storing these Pan-seared Chicken Breast

Cooked chicken breast can last up to 3-4 days in the refrigerator. Here are some things to know about storing cooked chicken breasts:

Refrigerate leftover chicken within two hours of cooking
If you freeze it, freeze your chicken breast in covered airtight containers or heavy-duty freezer bags to maintain as much of the flavor and texture as possible.

Calories and Nutrition in Chicken Breast

Chicken Breast is a very good source of lean protein. It’s perfect for someone seeking to stick to a low-carb and ketogenic lifestyle. In fact, chicken breast generally has 0g of carbs.

This recipe with the sauce has 212 calories. It also has 2g net carbs per serving.

Side Dishes for Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Breasts

Your options for side dishes for stovetop chicken breasts are endless. If you’re wanting to have a simple vegetable, then you can pair this with my sautéed green beans with garlic.

You can also use the cilantro lime sauce as a low-carb salad dressing and have the chicken on top of a large green salad. You might also use this chicken as part of a keto burrito bowl that includes my cilantro lime rice and fajita vegetables.