Chicken with Black Bean Salsa

Black Beans Salsa Ingredients:

• ½ cup canned black beans, rinsed, and drained
• ¼ cup fresh corn kernels
• 1 tablespoon chopped seeded jalapeno pepper
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/8 teaspoon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander
• 4 grape or cherry tomatoes, quartered

Chicken Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon butter
• Cooking spray
• 1 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast half
• Dash of salt
• Dash of freshly ground black pepper
• Lime slice (optional)

Preparation:

1. To prepare salsa, combine first 9 ingredients, tossing well to combine.
2. To prepare chicken, heat butter in a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with dash of salt and black pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done. Serve with salsa and, if desired, lime slice. Yield: 1 serving (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and ¾ cup salsa).

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April 22, 2010