Grilled Chicken With Spicy Cherry Sauce

 

Prep: 5 minutes; Cook: 18 minutes. You can make the cherry sauce with either fresh or frozen berries.

Yield: Makes 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast, 1/4 cup cherry sauce)

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 cupchopped pitted sweet cherries
• 1/4 cupdry red wine or water
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/8 teaspooncumin
• 1/8 teaspoonsalt
• 1/8 teaspoonblack pepper
• 1/8 teaspooncrushed red pepper
• 1 tablespooncherry preserves
• 4 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Preparation

1. Prepare the grill. Then lightly spray the grill rack with cooking spray.
2. Lightly crush cherries in a small saucepan. Add the wine or water and next 6 ingredients (through preserves). Bring the mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.
3. Grill the chicken, covered, for 4 minutes on each side or until it is cooked through. Serve chicken topped with cherry sauce.

Nutritional Information

Calories per serving:	189
Fat per serving:	3g
Saturated fat per serving:	1g
Monounsaturated fat per serving:	1g
Polyunsaturated fat per serving:	1g
Protein per serving:	27g
Carbohydrates per serving:	9g
Fiber per serving:	1g
Cholesterol per serving:	73mg
Iron per serving:	1mg
Sodium per serving:	100mg
Calcium per serving:	20mg