Recipe 6/23: Jamaican-Spiced Chicken Thighs & Summer Fruit Triffle

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Jun 23, 2008 9:02:09 AM

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Jamaican-Spiced Chicken Thighs

Complete the menu with mashed sweet potatoes and a mixed green salad. For more heat, leave the seeds in the jalapeño.

Ingredients

1/4 cup minced red onion
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon finely chopped seeded jalapeño pepper
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 pounds)
Cooking spray

Preparation 1. Combine first 10 ingredients in a large bowl; add chicken, tossing to coat. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes. Turn chicken over; cook 6 minutes or until done.

Yield

4 servings (serving size: 2 chicken thighs)

Summer Fruit Trifle
"This simple, light dessert is great for picnics or barbecues. I made it for a cookout recently and it didn't last long. You can easily substitute different fruit based on what you have on hand."
PREP TIME 15 Min READY IN 15 Min

INGREDIENTS

1 (10 inch) prepared angel food cake, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 (32 fluid ounce) container vanilla yogurt
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
2 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed

DIRECTIONS

Cover the bottom of a large bowl with 1/3 of the angel food cake cubes. Generously cover the cake with 1 1/3 cups yogurt. Spread 1 1/3 cups of the strawberry slices and blueberries on top of the yogurt. Repeat twice with the remaining cake cubes, yogurt, and berries. Serve immediately or chill until needed.

writeNutrient(); Nutritional Information

CALORIES 187(27% from fat); FAT 5.7g (sat 1.4g,mono 1.7g,poly 1.4g); IRON 1.6mg; CHOLESTEROL 115mg; CALCIUM 21mg; CARBOHYDRATE 5g; SODIUM 503mg; PROTEIN 27.5g; FIBER 0.5g

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