
How To Make Chipotle Chicken with Pineapple Salsa
Tender chicken breasts are marinated in Chipotle pepper, maple syrup, and lime juice, for a flavorful chipotle chicken that’s topped with sweet-spicy salsa.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4small chicken breasts
- 3tbsplime juice,plus 2 tsp, divided
- 2tbspmaple syrup,plus 1 tsp, divided
- 2tspchipotle in adobo sauce
- 1chipotle pepper,from the can of chipotle in adobo
- ÂĽcupolive oil
- Âľtspcoarse salt
- 1½cupspineapple,chopped
- ÂĽcupred onion,diced
- 2tbspcilantro,finely chopped
- ½jalapeno,finely diced
Instructions
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Add chicken, 3 tablespoons of lime juice, 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, adobo sauce, peppers, olive oil, and ½ teaspoon of salt to a large ziplock baggie.
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Seal shut and massage the mixture into the meat. Place in a bowl and marinate in the fridge for 2 to 5 hours.
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Heat the grill to medium-high heat. Take the chicken out of the marinade and let any excess drip off. Season with a little bit more salt and pepper on both sides.
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Grill for about 10 minutes per side until slightly charred and cooked through.
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While the chicken cooks, add the pineapple, remaining lime juice, maple syrup, cilantro, red onion, jalapeno, and remaining salt to a medium bowl. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
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Serve pinapple salsa over chicken.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 412.38kcal
- Fat:Â 25.70g
- Saturated Fat:Â 5.35g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.14g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 14.85g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 4.02g
- Carbohydrates:Â 17.86g
- Fiber:Â 1.40g
- Sugar:Â 13.49g
- Protein:Â 27.91g
- Cholesterol:Â 83.52mg
- Sodium:Â 603.09mg
- Calcium:Â 38.75mg
- Potassium:Â 447.77mg
- Iron:Â 1.38mg
- Vitamin A: 153.05µg
- Vitamin C:Â 49.37mg
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