Recipe: Tortilla Chip Chicken

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Tortilla Chip Chicken
10-97 Newsgroup posting by Joel Schwarz
Adapted from Sunset, Jan. 1997

1 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp honey
1 cup crushed tortilla chips
or chips from oven baked corn tortillas
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes
1 jalapeno finely diced and seeded
1/4 cup fresh chopped cilantro
2 garlic cloves minced
1/2 tsp dried oregano

Preheat oven at 475 degrees F. Mix lime juice and honey in shallow bowl and dip chicken breasts one at a time. Place crushed chips in small plastic bag and shake chicken breasts one at a time to coast. Place chicken in a baking dish and bake 15-20 minutes until no longer pink. Meanwhile, whirl half tomatoes, garlic, cilantro and oregano in blender briefly. Add to sauce pan with rest of tomatoes and jalapeno and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook five minutes until sauce thickens. Spoon sauce onto plate and place chicken on top with wedge of lime.