Grilled Lemon Chicken with Feta Rice

Name: Grilled Lemon Chicken with Feta Rice
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 1 cup rice)
Ingredients: 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided; 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; Cooking spray; ½ teaspoon kosher salt, divided; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided; 2 (8 1/2-ounce) pouches precooked brown rice (such as Uncle Ben's); 3 ounces crumbled feta cheese (about 3/4 cup); ½ cup chopped fresh basil

6 Ratings
6 Reviews

A light lemony dressing plus crumbles of salty feta transform packaged rice into an elegant side dish.

By Elizabeth Nelson

Recipe by Cooking Light July 2015

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Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen

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Yield:

Serves 4 (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 1 cup rice)

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Directions

Step 1
Combine chicken, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon oil, and garlic in a zip-top bag; turn to coat. Let stand 5 minutes.

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Step 2
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Remove chicken from marinade, and discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; grill 6 minutes on each side.
Step 3
While chicken cooks, heat rice according to package directions. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice and remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add rice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, feta, and basil; toss. Serve rice with chicken.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

450 calories; fat 15g; saturated fat 4.6g; mono fat 4.8g; poly fat 1.2g; protein 44g; carbohydrates 36g; fiber 3g; cholesterol 128mg; iron 2mg; sodium 688mg; calcium 126mg.

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daneanp

03/20/2018

I made my own brown rice vs. the precooked. We enjoyed the rice more than the chicken which was pretty basic. I did marinate the chicken for 30 minutes prior to grilling. Probably won't make this one again as there are so many better grilled chicken recipes from CL to choose from.

JillyBurke

03/17/2016

This is one of those good/bad recipes. The chicken had absolutely no flavor but the rice was great. But, I can't foresee making it again for that reason. Maybe a longer marinating time would help boost the flavor of the chicken.

AdriannaHadaway

12/05/2015

Extremely tasty and kid friendly if you replace basil leaves with ground basil spice. My son explained it as being better than bacon wrapped stake. It was absolutely a winner in our house.

brownfamily25

12/01/2015

The rice is very good and the chicken very flavorful.

sukeedog

08/30/2015

Very tasty and a snap to prepare.

Whygal

07/09/2015

This recipe was excellent--a great dinner for a hot night. I made recipe exactly as written. I served it with steamed green beans with sauteed shallots.

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