This chicken verde recipe is oh-so-good and perfect for a delicious dinner! Make grilled chicken sizzle with flavor when you use tomatillos, jalapeños, cilantro and garlic to create a salsa and marinade. Chicken verde paradise, here we come.
Grilled Chicken Salsa Verde
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 4 hr 50 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 large cloves garlic, halved
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 3/4 lb tomatillos (about 7)
- 1 medium to large jalapeño chile, cut in half lengthwise, seeded
- 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro (10 to 15 sprigs)
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 1/4 lb)
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add garlic and onion; cook about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until onion is tender.
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Step2Remove husks from tomatilllos; rinse tomatilllos well. Cut around stem area of each to remove core; cut tomatillos into quarters. In large food processor, place garlic and onion, tomatillos, jalapeño chile, cilantro, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Cover; process about 15 seconds or until almost smooth.
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Step3Pour 1 cup tomatillo mixture into small serving bowl; cover and refrigerate to serve as salsa. To make marinade, add remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the cumin to remaining mixture in food processor. Cover; process 10 seconds.
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Step4Place chicken breasts in glass baking dish. Spoon marinade over chicken; spread marinade over chicken to coat evenly. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 8 hours, turning chicken at least once while marinating.
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Step5Heat gas or charcoal grill. Carefully brush additional oil on grill rack. Place chicken on grill over medium heat; discard marinade. Cover grill; cook 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Serve each chicken breast with about 2 tablespoons salsa.
Nutrition
260
Calories
9g
Total Fat
39g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 105mg
- 35%
- Sodium
- 490mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 500mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 39g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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