Grilled Basil Lemon Chicken
photo by Food.com
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- 2 large lemons
- 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 2 teaspoons fresh basil, chopped (or 1/2 tsp dried)
directions
- Zest the lemon and squeeze the juice, combine zest and juice with oil, basil and garlic in a small bowl.
- Put chicken breasts between wax paper and pound to an even thickness.
- Place in glad bag or bowl with marinade and leave for 30 minutes to 20 hours.
- Grill chicken on bbq, broil it, or even cook it in a hot skillet, 6-8 minutes approximately.
Reviews
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I had a family pack of chicken thighs and found this recipe. I doubled the sauce and used bottled lemon juice as that was all I had. I used my own home dried basil and garlic from the jar. The results were delicious moist chicken thighs that got crispy on the outside because of the olive oil. I will return to this recipe over and over again.
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Even with the 30 minutes marinading time, this was quick and easy enough to make on a Friday night when I was exhausted from a full-on week. A seriously delicious recipe that I'll happily make again - on a week night or to serve to guests. Made exactly to the recipe - using fresh basil, freshly ground black pepper and minced garlic - and just loved how lemony and garlicky it was! :) And the chicken (I used organic chicken) was moist and wonderfully tender. We do love both lemons and garlic so enjoyed this with Recipe #375257 and panfried mushrooms (with some more garlic and thyme)! YUM! I had thought 'what a pity that I cannot marinate the chicken for longer' but the 30 minutes produced SUCH excellent results. Thank you, MarraMamba, for sharing yet another great recipe.
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