Chicken with Black Bean and Pineapple Salsa

Chicken breasts are seasoned with hot pepper sauce, brown sugar and garlic powder, and served with a pineapple, black bean, and tomato salsa.

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Ingredients:

• Salsa:
• 1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 15 oz. can rinsed and drained black beans
• 2 Tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1 chopped plum tomato
• 2 cloves finely minced garlic
• Chicken:
• 4 chicken breasts (about 6 ounces each), flattened to an even thickness
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper

Method

Combine salsa ingredients and let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes, and then place in refrigerator. In a small bowl mix together Tabasco, brown sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper; spread over both sides of chicken. Grill or broil for 10 minutes or until done, turning once. Serve chicken with salsa.

Notes: There are several interesting flavors in this dish. It's a quick, fun meal for a weeknight, or cook the chicken on the barbeque for a weekend get-together.

Number of servings: 4

Submitted By: tyxe
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