Tropical Chicken with Grilled Sweet Potatoes
6
Points®
Total time: 20 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Salty, yet sweet and tangy, the marinade for this dish hits all the right notes for summer.
Ingredients
Fresh lime juice
6 tbsp(s)
Ginger root
3 tbsp(s), fresh, minced
Apricot preserves
6 tbsp(s)
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast
1 pound(s), four 4 oz pieces
Soy sauce
6 tbsp(s)
Sweet potato
2 small, scrubbed and sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
Instructions
1
Preheat grill.
2
In a large bowl, whisk together lime juice, ginger, preserves and soy sauce. Set aside 1/2 of the marinade. Add chicken to remaining marinade, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours, turning chicken occasionally.
3
Grill sweet potato slices until tender, about 8 minutes, brushing with reserved marinade as they cook. At the same time, grill chicken until firm and cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Yields 1 chicken breast and about 1 cup of sweet potatoes per serving.
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