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Lime Chili Chicken Breast & Fresh Tomato Sweet Pepper Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes 6 servings

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Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 Granny's Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
1 tsp | 5 ml mild paprika
1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml ground cumin
1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml ground coriander seed
1 tsp | 5 ml garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml sea salt
2 tbsp | 30 ml vegetable oil
2 tbsp | 30 ml lime juice
1/4 tsp | 1.25 ml freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp | 30 ml cilantro, freshly chopped

Fresh Tomato Sweet Pepper Sauce

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups | 475 ml ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded
1 red pepper
1/4 tsp | 1.25 ml achiote powder (or 1 tsp | 5 ml of paprika)
1 tbsp | 15 ml corn oil
to taste sea salt and ground pepper
4 cups | 950 ml baby arugula
1 tbsp | 30 ml olive oil

Directions

  1. Mix paprika, cumin, coriander, chili flakes, garlic, salt, oil, lime juice, pepper and cilantro and mix with chicken breasts.
  2. Place tomatoes, jalapeno, red pepper and achiote in a pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. While sauce is simmering, grill or pan sear chicken breast on both sides until cooked through, then keep warm.
  4. Heat oil in a pan and sauté simmered sauce for 5 minutes, then simmer it again for 10 minutes.
  5. Purée sauce in a blender and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Sauté arugula in olive oil until just wilted and season with salt and pepper.
  7. Serve the grilled chicken breast on a platter with sauce, then arugula and chicken breasts on top.

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