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Grilled Cumin Chicken Breasts with Avocado Salsa

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(22)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

3 whole boneless chicken breasts with skin (about 2 1/2 pounds), halved
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 teaspoons ground cumin
Accompaniment: Avocado Salsa and corn tortilla chips

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Make salsa.

    Step 2

    Prepare grill.

    Step 3

    Pat chicken dry with paper towels. In a large bowl sprinkle chicken with oil, cumin, and salt and pepper to taste and rub mixture into skin. Grill chicken on an oiled rack 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, turning once, until cooked through, about 7 minutes on each side.

  2. Step 4

    Serve chicken with salsa and chips.

TagsSouthwesternAmericanChicken BreastChickenPoultryAvocadoVegetableRed OnionOnionRoot VegetableMainDinnerNut FreeGluten FreeDairy FreeEasyGrillingGourmet
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