Very easy to prepare and delicious. This is something that will go into my regular meal rotation.
Lemon-Grilled Chicken Breasts
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro
Save three of these grilled chicken breast halves to make our Hearts of Romaine Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken. Garnish the plate with grilled lemon slices.
This recipe goes with Hearts of Romaine Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken
Yield: 7 servings (serving size: 1 breast half)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 159
- Calories from fat: 20%
- Fat: 3.5g
- Saturated fat: 0.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Protein: 29.5g
- Carbohydrate: 0.5g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Cholesterol: 74mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 218mg
- Calcium: 16mg
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 7 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Cooking spray
Preparation
- 1. Prepare grill to medium-high heat.
- 2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal. Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper.
- 3. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 6 minutes on each side or until done.
Note:
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Lemon-Grilled Chicken Breasts Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: 5 Ingredients or Less
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate, Low Saturated Fat
- COOKING METHOD: Grill
- OCCASION: Summer
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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