Island Chicken with Fruit Salsa

A truly 'fruiticious' and spicy chicken dish, wonderful for summer deck parties or island dreaming in December! Grill for best results!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 261 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup dark rum
• ½ cup fresh orange juice
• ½ clove garlic, minced
• ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 8 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pineapple tidbits, drained with juice reserved
• 2 mangos - peeled, seeded and diced
• 2 green chile peppers, diced
• ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice and pulp

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

In a bowl, mix the pineapple and the reserved juice from 1 can, mangos, peppers, cilantro, lime juice and pulp, orange juice, rum, and garlic. Let stand for one hour before adding chicken.

Step 3

Strain the juice from the salsa to use for the marinade. Set aside enough salsa without the juice to use for topping the chicken. Marinate the chicken breast halves in the bowl with the remaining salsa and juice mixture for 2 to 6 hours.

Step 4

Discard salsa used for marinating, and bake chicken for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken juices run clear. Top with reserved salsa to serve.