Looking for a spicy dinner? Then check out this grilled chicken topped with jalapeño jelly.
Cilantro- and Jalapeño-Topped Chicken Breasts
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 lb)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup green or red hot pepper (jalapeño) jelly
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
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Step1Heat closed medium-size contact grill for 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle chicken with chili powder, cumin, garlic pepper and salt. Place chicken on grill. Close grill. Grill 6 to 8 minutes or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
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Step2Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, mix jelly and lime juice. Microwave uncovered on High 40 to 60 seconds, stirring every 20 seconds, until melted and smooth. Stir in cilantro.
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Step3To serve, spoon warm jelly mixture over chicken.
Nutrition
200
Calories
4g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 670mg
- 28%
- Potassium
- 260mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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