LIME AND GINGER CHICKEN

Barbecued chicken takes well to so many different kinds of sauces and marinades. This recipe uses the bright flavours of lime and fresh ginger.

Yield: Serves 4.

LIME AND GINGER CHICKEN

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp grated lime peel

Directions

  1. Using a sharp knife, score chicken halfway through the flesh in a criss-cross pattern.
  2. Combine remaining ingredients (lime juice through peel) in a double plastic bag. Add chicken and squeeze bag to coat chicken with marinade; seal bag.
  3. Allow chicken to marinate for 20 minutes, turning bag occasionally.
  4. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Grill chicken on an oiled grid over medium heat on natural gas barbecue for 12 - 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 297 calories, 6.2 g fat, 53.4 g protein, 3.7 g carbohydrate, 0.1 g fibre, 129 mg sodium
modalImg