With Spring around the corner, the living is easy or maybe not. With grilling season upon us, it’s good to have a recipe that comes together quickly, doesn’t heat up the kitchen, and, in my case, can be prepared by the men in my family since they are the “Kings of the Grill.” Okay, so maybe I have to make the marinade, prepare the salsa and cook the rice, but they do the actual cooking. This one is lower in fat and calories and still tastes good. I served it with Minute Rice and was out of the kitchen in a flash.
Lemon Grilled Chicken with Pineapple Salsa and Rice #recipe
Recipe Type: Entree
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 4
A simple marinated grilled chicken recipe served with pineapple salsa and rice. Lower in calories and delectable.
Ingredients
- For the Chicken
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon chopped oregano (or 1 tsp. dried oregano)
- 5 tablespoons olive oil (or vegetable oil)
- 1/2 teaspoon each: salt and pepper
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- For the Pineapple Salsa
- 3 cups finely diced fresh pineapple or use 1(16 ounce can diced pineapple, well drained)
- 1/2 cup finely diced red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups cooked rice
Instructions
- To make the chicken:
- Combine lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper and olive oil in a large freezer bag. Add the chicken and marinade for thirty minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare salsa.
- Mix pineapple, pepper, cilantro, onion, lime juice and salt together. Store in the fridge until ready to eat.
- Grill the chicken until done, turning often to prevent burning. Serve each piece of chicken over one cup of rice with pineapple salsa on the side.
Quick cooking is my favorite kind of cooking!
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Yum! Love lemon chicken! And the pineapple salsa – that looks great!!!
You have all of my favorites in one meal and yet I never thought to put them together. I will be making this one.
I absolutely love pineapple….and salsa…..and chicken. I’m totally gonna have to try this one!
that looks and sounds so delicious need to try this for dinner!
that looks divine!! yum! i <3 grilled pineapple
My family LOVES pineapple! I will have to try this!
Pineapple salsa!!!! YUM!!!!!!! I love anything with pineapple!
That looks so very good! You have me hungry now! 🙂
Now I am hungry 🙂 that looks yummy and easy to prepare. I love cooking with pineapples
Oooo, I make a nice mango salsa, so I definitely want to try to make a pineapple salsa. Sounds yummy!
We love Lemon chicken, but I can’t decide if I am brave enough for pineapple salsa… 🙂
That looks delicious!
My husband and son are going to love this meal. Lemon chicken is one of our favorites, but the pineapple salsa gives it a good kick! I also didn’t realize that Minute Rice had Jasmine rice. Jasmine rice is my favorite!
That looks amazing! I’ve never heard of pineapple salsa before, very interesting flavor combination!