Name: Recipe for Havana Mojito Chicken with Hot Pepper and Lime Dressing
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15-20 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Yield: 8 (4oz.) servings
Ingredients: 8 (4 oz.) chicken breasts; 1 medium yellow onion, chopped; 1 lime zest; 1 brown sugar; 1/4 lime juice; 1 fresh garlic, chopped; 3 fresh mint, chopped; 1/4 Spanish paprika; 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped

one seasoned chicken breast, surrounded by lime slices and some green beans

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Taking a cue from the classic Cuban drink, this dish adds lime, mint and brown sugar to a chicken marinade, leaning on the fragrant tang of lime and sweetness of the brown sugar to flavor the dish. Don’t be tempted to use bottled lime juice (too much sugar) or dried mint, which never has the aromatic oils of fresh leaves and stems— that’s right, never waste the stems. Flavor-rich marinades are a simple way to enhance chicken without adding salt or sugar-filled dressings.