Tea-Thyme Grilled Chicken

Ingredients

• 6 skinned and boned chicken breasts
• 1 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened instant iced tea mix*
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Vegetable cooking spray

Preparation

1. Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and flatten to a 1/2-inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Place chicken in a shallow dish or large zip-top plastic freezer bag.
2. Stir together orange juice and next 7 ingredients. Reserve 1/2 cup orange juice mixture; set aside. Pour remaining mixture over chicken. Cover or seal and chill 1 hour, turning occasionally. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Sprinkle chicken evenly with pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
3. Coat cold grill rack with cooking spray, and place on grill. Grill chicken over medium-high heat (350° to 400°) 4 minutes on each side or until done. (Do not overcook.)
4. Place reserved orange juice mixture in a microwave-safe glass measuring cup; cover loosely with plastic wrap. Microwave at HIGH 1 to 2 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with chicken.
5. *Substitute 1 family-size tea bag or 4 single-serve tea bags for unsweetened tea mix. Microwave orange juice at HIGH for 1 minute. Steep tea bag in hot orange juice 10 minutes. Remove tea bag. Chill orange juice mixture while preparing chicken. Proceed with recipe as directed.
6. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Nestea Unsweetened instant iced tea mix.