Chicken with Fruit Salsa
These juicy chicken breasts with fruit salsa has Southwestern flavor appeal.
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 2 mins
Servings:
4 servings
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups finely chopped pineapple
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1 to 2 canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, drained, seeded, and finely chopped
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2 tablespoons snipped chives
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1 tablespoon honey
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1 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel or lemon peel
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2 teaspoons lime juice or lemon juice
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4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound total)
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1 teaspoon cooking oil
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1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
1.
For salsa, in a medium bowl stir together pineapple, chipotle peppers, chives, honey, lime or lemon peel, and lime or lemon juice. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
2.
Meanwhile, rinse chicken; pat dry. Lightly brush chicken with cooking oil. In a small bowl stir together thyme, salt, and black pepper; rub onto both sides of chicken. Place chicken on the unheated rack of broiler pan. Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat for 12 to 15 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink, turning once. (Or, grill chicken on the lightly greased rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 12 to 15 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink, turning once.) Serve chicken with salsa. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 182, Total Fat 5 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 59 mg, Sodium 227 mg, Carbohydrate 13 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 22 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 19%, Calcium 2%, Iron 8%. Exchanges: Fruit 1, Lean Meat 3.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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