Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast with Watermelon-Jalapeno Salsa

Sweet watermelon perfectly complements the earthy spices—oregano, chili powder, and cumin— used to marinate juicy chicken breasts.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 1 cup salsa)

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh oregano
• 1  tablespoon  extravirgin olive oil
• 1  teaspoon  chili powder
• 3/4  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 4  (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• Cooking spray
• 2  cups  (1/2-inch) cubed seeded watermelon
• 1  cup  (1/2-inch) cubed peeled ripe mango
• 1/4  cup  finely chopped red onion
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro
• 2  tablespoons  finely chopped seeded jalapeño pepper (about 1 small)
• 1  tablespoon  fresh lime juice
• 1/2  teaspoon  sugar
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt

Preparation

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken to bag; seal. Marinate in refrigerator up to 4 hours, turning bag occasionally.

Prepare grill.

Place chicken on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 5 minutes on each side or until done. Combine watermelon and remaining ingredients. Serve watermelon mixture with chicken.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

304 (25% from fat)

Fat:

8.3g (sat 1.8g,mono 4.1g,poly 1.4g)

Protein:

40.7g

Carbohydrate:

15.9g

Fiber:

1.5g

Cholesterol:

108mg

Iron:

1.8mg

Sodium:

540mg

Calcium:

44mg