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Grilling the Perfect Chicken Breast

In today's issue I am going to teach you how to make tasty chicken breasts on the grill.

Next week you will be getting two more issues in this series. On Tuesday you'll get a tasty ribs recipe along with a fiery barbecue sauce, and on Wednesday there is a grilled steak recipe along with a delicious rub to season it.

Now, the biggest problem most backyard cooks have with grilling chicken breasts is they just get too dry. Everyone is afraid to undercook poultry because of contamination concerns, so they cook it too long and it gets dry and tastes bad. Our goal today is to teach you how to grill chicken breasts that taste great!

It just takes a little experimenting to learn when your chicken breasts are done. You can judge by the firmness of the breast. Just press down in the center of the breast with your tongs or finger. As the meat cooks it will become more firm.

Over medium heat, it normally takes about 4-5 minutes per side to cook a chicken breast, so cook for 4 minutes on one side, turn over and start checking for firmness of the breast. You can take the chicken breasts off the fire when they are still a little tender. Move them to a platter and allow to rest for 5 minutes. The breasts will continue to cook and should be perfect when you are ready to eat them.

I am also going to include a mango salsa recipe below. This is a great compliment to any grilled chicken or fish meal you have. Serve it with chips or just along side the chicken breasts.

I recommend using a rub to flavor your chicken breasts. Just apply the powder to your chicken breasts about 30 minutes before cooking. You will be surprised at the enhanced flavor from a simple rub.

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Hickory-Dickory Chicken Rub

Ingredients:
1/4 cup sweet paprika
1/4 cup potato starch or flour
1 tablespoon Dried thyme
1 tablespoon Garlic powder
1 tablespoon Lemon pepper
1 tablespoon Dried rosemary
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice

Directions:
Mix spices and flour and apply powder to chicken surfaces.

This one will surprise you. The lemon pepper and the dried rosemary compliment the garlic, and bring out the "just-right" flavor. And the rest blend together in perfect harmony. You gotta try this to believe it!

Mango Salsa Recipe

Ingredients:
2 mangoes, diced
1 medium red onion, diced
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/2 tablespoon ancho chile powder
2 large limes, juiced
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve with your favorite chips or use as a compliment to grilled fish or chicken.

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