Tropical Grilled Chicken
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 1 tsp honey
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- Pinch of garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1½ cups water
- 1 pineapple, cut into 4 (1-inch thick) round slices
- ¼ cup cream cheese
- ¼ cup packed spinach leaves
- 8 dried figs
- 8 skewers
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Pretend you're putting on sunscreen before you combine the lime juice, honey, cumin, garlic powder, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Place the chicken in a small baking dish. Pour the lime juice mixture all over the chicken, making sure the chicken is covered, then add the water to the baking dish. Place in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. While the chicken is baking, pretend to dip your toes in the ocean!
Slice each chicken breast into 4 long pieces. Push a skewer lengthwise through each chicken piece to form tree trunks. There should be 8 chicken skewers.
Stick 2 chicken skewers into each pineapple slice. The pineapple is your island. Use the cream cheese to stick the spinach leaves onto the chicken tree trunks. Place 2 figs under the trees for coconuts!
Provided byShannon Payette Seip & Kelly Parthen
Author ofBean Appétit
© Shannon Payette Seip & Kelly Parthen 2010
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