Spicy Honey Chicken

By carvalhohm

Take Italian cooking outdoors with this chicken recipe. Grill polenta slices alongside the honey-and-jalapeno-marinated chicken and serve with a zesty fresh tomato and olive sauce.

Ingredients

• Tomato Olivada:
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 medium-size tomato, diced
• 1/2 small green pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 small red onion, chopped
• 12 kalamata olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Chicken:
• 1 jalapeno chile, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/4 pounds total)

Preparation

Step 1

1.Tomato olivada: In medium-size bowl, stir honey, tomato, green pepper, onion, olives, vinegar, olive oil and salt. Set aside until serving.

2.Chicken: In bowl, mix jalapeno, honey and salt. Rub mixture over chicken; cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

3.Heat gas grill to medium-high or prepare charcoal grill with medium-hot coals. Grill chicken 11 to 12 minutes, turning halfway through cooking time or until internal temperature reads 160 on an instant-read thermometer.

4.Top chicken breast halves with tomato olivada.