Jalapeno Lime Chicken Dinner

Hey there all you fans.  So in my house we eat a lot of chicken.  Mark could eat just plain grilled chicken breast with brown rice and broccoli every night for dinner.  Well me on the other hand, I need a little diversity, and am very bored with that meal.  So I essentially took that meal, and jazzed it up a little.  The nice thing is, that what I did added very few calories to the meal.  So try out different things with the "old stand by" and see what you can come up with.  Have fun with cooking and you will enjoy your food.

Jalapeno Lime Chicken
So this starts out being marinaded, and as with other marinades, the longer it sits, the better the flavor gets infused into the meat.  You could also do this with pork chops, or perhaps even turkey cutlets.

1/2 cup orange juice concentrate
2/3 chopped onion
1 cup lime juice
1/2 cup honey
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced (finely)
the grated peel of one lime
1/2 tsp garlic salt
2 garlic cloves
2 tsp ground cumin
12 boneless skinless chicken breasts

*Mix the first nine things together.  This is the marinade. 
*Put chicken in a ziploc bag, and then pour mixture over chicken.  Marinade for at least 2 hours, but as I said, the longer, the better.
*We grilled ours on our outside grill.  But this could also be cooked inside on a baking sheet in the oven.

Easy Rice Pilaf
1 red bell pepper diced
1 yellow bell pepper diced
1 orange or green bell pepper diced
1/2 large onion diced
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 cups uncooked brown rice
4 cups water
1 cup browned almond slivers

*Saute your three types of bell peppers, onion, and garlic in a touch of olive oil. 
*Once complete, add four cups of water, and bring to a boil.
*Once water comes to a boil, add rice, and mix. 
*Turn temp down to med low and cover with lid.  Cook for 25-40 minutes.  Different brands of brown rice take different times to cook, but cook for its standard time.
*Once completely cooked throw in your almond slivers and stir.  Adds a great crunch and flavor to the rice.  (to brown the almonds, put them on a baking sheet, put that in a 350 oven for 5 minutes or until browned)

Serve these two together. 

I served these two items with simple roasted zucchini (three different types).  We cut these into chunks, coated with a little olive oil, and seasoned with salt, pepper, and standard seasoning salt.  Cooked them at 350 for about 30 minutes.  This was wonderful, and relatively healthy. 

Check facebook in a few days for a "Cooking with Jennifer....." page.  Happy cooking, and enjoy your food.