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Grilled Chicken Breasts with Plum Salsa

Cooking Light

Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke

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Peaches, nectarines, or pineapple can be used in place of the plums.

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

Ingredients

  • Chicken:
  • 2  teaspoons  brown sugar
  • 1/2  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
  • 1/4  teaspoon  garlic powder
  • 4  (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 2  teaspoons  vegetable oil

  • Plum Salsa:
  • 1  cup  chopped ripe plum (about 2 plums)
  • 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
  • 2  tablespoons  chopped red onion
  • 2  teaspoons  cider vinegar
  • 1/4  teaspoon  hot sauce
  • 1/8  teaspoon  salt

Preparation

To prepare chicken, combine the first 4 ingredients. Rub chicken with brown sugar mixture.

Heat the oil in a grill pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.

While the chicken is cooking, combine remaining ingredients in a bowl. Serve with chicken.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
203 (26% from fat)
Fat:
5.8g (sat 1.2g,mono 1.8g,poly 2.1g)
Protein:
27.1g
Carbohydrate:
9.8g
Fiber:
1g
Cholesterol:
72mg
Iron:
1.3mg
Sodium:
431mg
Calcium:
24mg
Cooking Light, AUGUST 2001