Peachy Keen!

It's summer and across the nation we are in the thick of it.  It's hot, really hot and the thought of heating up the house with my oven is, needless to say, unappealing.  We have been using our new grill for just about everything lately, so when my Mom recently came over for a visit we decided to put something on the grill that screamed summer is here! My sister had sent over lemons and limes from her yard which were just beautiful and I couldn't wait to use in something.  Mom had come up with the idea to make chicken with peaches and a bit of a kick, so we sat, noodled it through and came up with this gem.  If something was swell around the Madigan house growing up according to my Dad, it was most definitely "Peachy Keen"! This chicken is not only healthy, it is delicious and easy, in a word it too is peachy keen!


Grilled Chicken with Peach and Jalapeno Salsa
By: Vanessa Madigan

Ingredients:
For the marinade:
Juice of 1 large lemon
Juice of 1 large lime
1 11.3 fl. oz. can of peach nectar
2 large jalapenos
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbs honey
1 chopped ripe peach

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts


Directions:

• Place marinade ingredients in a food processor or blender and puree until smooth
• Place chicken in a dish and pour marinade over chicken breasts
• Place chicken in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to absorb all of the sweet and spicy flavor
• Heat up your grill or grill pan if you don't have a grill, and leave it on high for direct heat grilling.
• Place the breast on the hottest part of the grill and don’t touch them for about 7 or 8 minutes
• Lift the chicken breasts with tongs and flip them over and let them cook for an additional 7 or 8 minutes.
• Remove the chicken breasts from the grill and place on a plate. Top them with your tangy homemade peach salsa and enjoy!

Peach Salsa

Ingredients:
4 ripe peaches, slightly firm, chopped
1/2 cup red onion, chopped
2 large jalapenos. seeded and chopped
1 sweet red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
Juice of 1 large lemon
Juice of 1 large lime
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbs. honey


Directions:

• Place all of your ingredients in a medium sized bowl, stir well to coat the peaches, jalapeno, onion and bell pepper with the honey, citrus and salt.
• Let stand in refrigerator for about 2 hours so that the flavors can mingle.

Mom with our finished product!