Lime Salsa Glazed Chicken Food

GRILLED CARIBBEAN LIME CHICKEN

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With its amazing tropical salsa, this entree is a showstopper. Add leftover salsa to quesadillas, pork tenderloin or serve it with tortilla chips. Mary Shivers - Ada, Oklahoma

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1/2 cup lime juice
1/4 cup olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons Greek seasoning
8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
SALSA:
2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 cup diced fresh pineapple
2/3 cup cubed avocado
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the lime juice, oil, garlic and Greek seasoning; add the chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours. In a small bowl, combine salsa ingredients. Chill until serving., Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, lightly coat the grill rack. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 5-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Serve with salsa.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260 calories, Fat 10g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 371mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 35g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

LIME SALSA CHICKEN

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This flavourful, Mexican-inspired marinade is so easy to prepare, and results in juicy, lightly spiced chicken.

Provided by Developed for CFC by Nancy Guppy, RD, MHSc

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

½ cup salsa
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp lime juice, fresh
6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 tbsp vegetable oil
½ cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 tsp sugar
1 ½ cup brown rice
1 lime (optional garnish)

Steps:

In a medium size bowl, mix together salsa, mustard and lime juice. Add skinless chicken thighs and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or overnight.
Cook the brown rice in unsalted water according to package directions.
Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade and add to skillet. Sauté until browned on both sides and juices run clear - about 9 minutes per side (end temperature of 165°F / 74°C).
Remove chicken from skillet leaving sauce behind. Add rest of marinade and bring to boil. Whisk in yogurt and sugar until heated through.
To serve place a piece of chicken alongside a scoop of brown rice. Top with sauce and garnish with a lime wedge.

Nutrition Facts :

GARLIC LIME GRILLED CHICKEN WITH MANGO SALSA

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Make and share this Garlic Lime Grilled Chicken With Mango Salsa recipe from Food.com.

Provided by startnover

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 large lime
4 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 ripe mangoes, peeled and chopped
3 very ripe roma tomatoes, chopped
1 sweet red peppers or 1 yellow sweet pepper, seeded and chopped
1 serrano pepper (only use as much as the amount of heat you can take)
2 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime, juice of
1 -2 tablespoon sugar (if your mangoes aren't very sweet)
salt and pepper
4 cups steamed short grain cooked brown rice

Steps:

Marinate the chicken w/ the juice of one lime and the oil and garlic in a zip lock bag in the fridge for at least 2 hrs or overnight.
For the salsa mix all the ingredients and season with salt and pepper to taste, set aside for the flavors to blend, mean while grill the chicken breasts on low heat till no longer pink.
Place 1 cup of rice on each plate cover with a chicken breast and then divide the salsa amongst the 4 plates and serve.
Time does not include marinade time or time to steam rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 528.7, Fat 8.9, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 75.5, Sodium 147, Carbohydrate 82.1, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 29.3, Protein 32.2