Tropical Chicken with Grilled Sweet Potatoes
5
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. It's also great with lean pork, swordfish and tuna.
Ingredients
Fresh lime juice
6 Tbsp
Fresh ginger
3 Tbsp, fresh, minced
Apricot preserves
6 Tbsp
Soy sauce
6 Tbsp
Uncooked skinless boneless chicken breast
1 pound(s), four 4-oz pieces
Uncooked sweet potato
2 large, 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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