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Grilled Chicken with Chipotle-Peach Glaze

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 30, 2008
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Perk up grilled chicken breasts with sweet peach preserves and smoky chipotle chiles.

Grilled Chicken with Chipotle-Peach Glaze

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup peach preserves
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, seeded, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon adobo sauce (from can of chiles)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 1/2 lb)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic-pepper blend
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 peaches, cut in half and pitted, if desired
  • Cilantro sprigs

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. In 1-quart saucepan, mix preserves, lime juice, chile and adobo sauce. Heat over low heat, stirring occasionally, until preserves are melted. Stir in chopped cilantro; set aside. Sprinkle chicken with garlic-pepper blend, cumin and salt.
  • Step 
    2
    Place chicken on grill. Cover grill; cook over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, turning once or twice and brushing with preserves mixture during last 2 minutes of grilling, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Add peach halves to grill for last 2 to 3 minutes of grilling just until heated.
  • Step 
    3
    Heat any remaining preserves mixture to boiling; boil and stir 1 minute. Serve with chicken and peaches. Garnish with cilantro sprigs.

Nutrition

250 Calories
5g Total Fat
32g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
250
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
7%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
85mg
29%
Sodium
250mg
10%
Potassium
370mg
11%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
14g
Protein
32g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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