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Caribbean Chicken with Sweet Potatoes |
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Serves: 8
PREP: 25 MIN * CHILL AND MARINATE: 1 HR * GRILL: 25 MIN * 8 SERVINGS
8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 2 1/2 pounds)
1 c light rum or apple juice
1/4 c honey
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
2 clove garlic, crushed
4 large sweet potatoes or yams, cut into 1/2 inch slices
Tropical Fruit Salsa:
1 mango
1 papaya
2 kiwifruit, peeled and chopped
1 jalapeno chiles, seeded and finely chopped
1 c pineapple chunks
1 tbs finely chopped red onions
1 tbs chopped fresh cilantro
2 tbs lime juice
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Prepare Tropical Fruit Salsa. Place chicken in shallow glass or plastic dish. Mix remaining ingredients except sweet potatoes; pour over chicken. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
Brush grill rack with vegetable oil. Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Remove chicken from marinade; reserve marinade. Cover and grill chicken 4 to 5 inches from medium heat 10 minutes. Turn chicken; brush with marinade. Add sweet potato slices to grill. Cover and grill chicken and potato slices 10 to 15 minutes, brushing frequently with marinade, until chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Discard any remaining marinade. Serve chicken and potato slices with salsa.
1 SERVING: Calories 245 (Calories from Fat 35); Fat 4g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 75mg; Sodium 150mg; Carbohydrate 27g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 28g
% DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 100%; Vitamin C 18%; Calcium 4%; Iron 8%
DIET EXCHANGES: 2 Starch, 3 Very Lean Meat
For Tropical Fruit Salsa
Peel, pit and chop mango and papaya. Mix all ingredients in glass or plastic bowl. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours to blend flavors.
Betty's Tip
Sweet potatoes can have either a light or dark orange flesh. Their flavor is sweet and similar to winter squash.
From "Betty Crocker Best Chicken Cookbook." Text Copyright 1999 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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