Smoked Chicken with Roasted-Red Pepper Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 bacon slices
• 4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 drained canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, diced
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 (7-ounce) bottle roasted red bell peppers, drained and sliced
• Chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

Preparation

1. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; crumble and set aside. Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper. Add chicken to bacon drippings in pan; sauté 2 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from pan. Add onion, coriander, garlic, and chile to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Stir in salsa and bell peppers. Return chicken to pan. Cover and cook over medium heat 12 minutes or until chicken is done. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon; garnish with cilantro, if desired.