Mama's Mojito Chicken

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 lbs chicken or 2 -3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup rum
• 1/2 cup mint, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon lime zest (optional)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons cumin (we love cumin but if you are not cumin crazy, reduce it by half)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine all marinade ingredients together in a blender; blend until smooth.
• 2 pour into a zipper seal bag.
• 3 add chicken breasts and allow to marinade in refrigerator for 2-4 hours.
• 4 discard marinade after that time.
• 5 at this point the chicken may either be roasted in the oven at 425 f or cooked on a grill.
• 6 cook just until meat is no longer pink in middle, about 20 minutes; turn once during cooking.
• 7 note: feel free to adjust seasonings to your liking. amount of hot pepper can be increased or omitted if you prefer.