Add something flavorful to your family's Caribbean cuisine dinner night! Serve chicken marinated with grapefruit and lime - grilled to a mouth-watering meal!
Caribbean Mojo Chicken
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 2 hr 35 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 lime
- 1/4 cup frozen grapefruit juice concentrate, thawed
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon chopped seeded habañero or Scotch bonnet chile
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 3 to 3 1/2 lb. cut-up frying chicken, skin removed if desired
Instructions
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Step1GRILL DIRECTIONS: With zester or vegetable peeler, cut thin strips from lime; set aside. Squeeze 2 tablespoons lime juice from lime. In blender container, combine lime juice and all remaining ingredients except chicken; blend until well mixed and smooth.
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Step2Place chicken in large resealable food storage plastic bag or in nonmetal dish. Pour lime mixture over chicken; seal bag or cover dish. Refrigerate 2 to 8 hours to marinate, turning several times.
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Step3Heat grill. When ready to grill, remove chicken from marinade; reserve marinade. Place chicken on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear, turning and brushing several times with reserved marinade. Discard any remaining marinade. Garnish with lime peel.
Nutrition
390
Calories
22g
Total Fat
43g
Protein
4g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 200
- Total Fat
- 22g
- 34%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Cholesterol
- 135mg
- 45%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 4g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 43g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 6 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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