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Sweet Jalapeño-Lime Chicken

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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Spice up your chicken tonight. Try this quick 3 ingredient sauce brushed on your grilled chicken--dinner in no time!

Sweet Jalapeño-Lime Chicken

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

Sauce

  • 6 tablespoons jalapeño or hot pepper jelly
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Chicken

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (5 oz each)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Garnish

  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix Sauce ingredients until blended. Reserve 1/4 cup to serve as a sauce after chicken is cooked; set aside. Sprinkle chicken with salt.
  • Step 
    2
    Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 15 to 20 minutes, turning once or twice and brushing with remaining sauce during last 2 minutes of grilling, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165° F).
  • Step 
    3
    Sprinkle with chopped cilantro; serve immediately with reserved sauce.

Nutrition

250 Calories
5g Total Fat
32g Protein
20g 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
90mg
29%
Sodium
380mg
16%
Potassium
290mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
20g
7%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
14g
Protein
32g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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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