B B Q Lemon Chicken - Family Favorite

Submitted by Catherine Robson

"Very simple and very tasty. Never any leftovers."

 

• Ready In: 24hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 8 chicken thighs (skin removed or cut of your choice)

• Marinade Ingredients

• 2 large lemons, juice of
• 1⁄2 lemon, rind of, of
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaf
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• BBQ Ingredients

• 2 large lemons (cut in halves)

directions

1. Special Equipment: I use a mortar& pestle, however a heavy bowl and the end of a rolling pin does the trick too.
2. Mix marinade ingredients using mortar and pestle and give a bit of a thump or 3 to bruise rosemary& lemon rind.
3. Place chicken and marinade in a ziplock bag (removing any air pockets) massage and refrigerate overnight.
4. Preheat BBQ to Medium to Medium-High.
5. BBQ chicken for approximately 25 minutes (or until done)- turning regularly.
6. Squeeze a lemon half over chicken with each turn.
7. Serve with salad.
8. Enjoy!

Reviews

[ElizabethKnicely]

Unfortunately the weather in our area didn't cooperate with me today, so I ended up cooking this in my grill pan on the stove-top and these turned out excellent. I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs that were marinated for 8 hours in the refrigerator. After the chicken was cooked through, I sliced up 2 more lemons and placed them under the broiler for 5 minutes. It was so good that it will be in regular rotation in our house during the summer. Thanks so much Catherine! Made for Spring 2013 PAC!

 

[gailanng]

Have you ever kicked yourself for something that you've should've tried long ago? A show of hands, please.

 

[Annacia]

I'll start by saying that I ate 3 big (from Costco) thighs and had to force myself not to have a fourth! I made the marinade after dinner last night and tucked the chicken into the fridge so it got the full 24 hrs. The flavor is delicious and compelling, it's a sultry siren that keeps beckoning you back for another bite and then another. I used Meyer lemon because I had them but I'm sure that regular lemons would be just as good. The BBQ was my choice cooking but it started raining and I ended putting them under the broiler. They still came out tender, very moist and amazingly delicious. We ordered a side of beef today but I think I'll give my portions to DH and just keep making this recipe!

 

[JustDrea81]

This is a quick, easy way to cook chicken that is absolutely amazing. I followed the recipe exactly, and cooked this on my indoor grill, rotating every 5 minutes. The chicken was so flavorful and moist- there were no leftovers!

 

[BrendaThurston67]

Excellent chickee!