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Grilled Lemon Chicken

This Grilled Lemon Chicken is made with minimal ingredients and a zesty marinade for a refreshing flavor. It’s ready in just 15 minutes on the grill. Pairs well with grilled veggies and potatoes. 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 420 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness and towel dried
  • ⅓ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 large cloves garlic minced
  • 1 heaping TB pure honey
  • 1 heaping TB stone ground/coarse mustard with whole seeds
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • Zest of 1 large lemon
  • ½ cup freshly chopped basil or parsley for garnish

Instructions

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  1. Make the marinade: In a bowl, combine lemon juice, oil, garlic, honey, mustard, salt, and pepper. Whisk to combine well. Reserve about 1/4 cup for later basting. Using a fork, pierce towel-dried chicken all over. Place chicken in the bowl of marinade and toss to combine well. Let sit in marinade 30 min to 1 hour.
  2. Grill: While chicken is marinading, grease and heat grill on high. Place chicken on the grill (discard used marinade.) Cook and baste with reserved 1/4 cup of marinade, about 4 min per side, depending on the thickness of chicken. Don't over cook; remove from heat as soon as nice grill marks are achieved and center is no longer pink.
  3. Garnish and Serve: Sprinkle with lemon zest and basil or parsley and serve immediately.

Notes

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Nutrition Information

Calories 420kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 72.3g (24%) Protein 6.9g (14%) Fat 14.8g (23%) Saturated Fat 2.2g (11%) Cholesterol 20.7mg (7%) Sodium 326.7mg (14%) Fiber 0.7g (3%) Sugar 70.1g (140%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 420

% Daily Value*

Calories 420kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 72.3g 24%
Protein 6.9g 14%
Fat 14.8g 23%
Saturated Fat 2.2g 11%
Cholesterol 20.7mg 7%
Sodium 326.7mg 14%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Sugar 70.1g 140%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.