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Sweet Jalapeño-Lime Chicken

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
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Spice up your chicken tonight. Try this quick 3 ingredient sauce brushed on your grilled chicken--dinner in no time!
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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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

Steps

  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 3
    Sprinkle with chopped cilantro; serve immediately with reserved sauce.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Hot pepper or jalapeño jelly has a spicy-sweet flavor. Look for hot pepper jelly near the other jellies in the grocery store.
  • tip 2
    Add leftover chicken to a salad for lunch the next day.
  • tip 3
    Always read labels to make sure each recipe ingredient is gluten free. Products and ingredient sources can change.

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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