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Caribbean Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

Serves: 8
Total Calories: 296

Ingredients

8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 2 1/2 pounds)
1 cup light rum or apple juice
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cloves 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 cup pineapple chunks
1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons lime juice

Directions:

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
Tropical Fruit Salsa
1 mango
1 papaya
2 kiwifruit, peeled and chopped
1 jalapeño chili, seeded and finely chopped
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons lime juice
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.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 8
Total Calories: 296
Calories from Fat: 35

This Caribbean Chicken with Sweet Potatoes recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Best Chicken Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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