"CHICKEN WITH GARDEN SALSA"

This is a delicious and easy outdoor grill experience.
The recipe was published in 1990 Better Homes & Gardens.

Submitted by Subscriber: Patricia Yunecko - Runnemede, NJ
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2-1/2 Pounds chicken quarters or meaty chicken pieces
Salt and Pepper
1 cup bottled salsa
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/2 cup finely chopped, seeded cucumber
1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper
1 tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro

Rinse chicken: pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle chicken
lightly with salt and pepper.

In a covered grill arrange medium hot coals around a drip pan.
Test for medium heat above the pan.

Place chicken, skin side up on the grill rack over the drip pan
but not over the coals. Lower grill hood. Grill chicken for 50 to
60 minutes or until tender and no longer pink, adding more
coals as needed.

Meanwhile, combine salsa and lime juice. Set aside 1/2 cup of
the mixture. Brush chicken occasionally with remaining salsa
mixture during the last 10 to 15 minutes of grilling.

For sauce: In a small saucepan combine the reserved salsa
mixture, the cucumber, green pepper and cilantro. Bring just
to boiling. Remove from the heat. Serve the cucumber mixture
with the chicken.

....Makes 4 servings
Note: if you make this recipe with chicken quarters, break
the wing, hip and drumstick joints so the quarters will lie
flat on the grill. Also, twist the wing tips under the backs.
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