December 28, 2009 | 3 comments »

Grilled Lemon Chicken

Last year, I was really getting bored with cooking chicken. I went looking for recipes that call for boneless skinless chicken breasts because that’s the cut of chicken that my husband prefers. This has become one of our favorites and I have even made it for my co-workers and they enjoyed it too! I found this great recipe on allrecipes.com. It’s a great site where I have found many great recipes. Yes, it’s December but we’re lucky to live in Florida and we’re able to grill almost year-round.

Click here for the Grilled Lemon Chicken Recipe


The chicken is cut into thin cutlets and I usually only marinate the chicken for 10-15 minutes. **Update: My sister, Connie, told me that you’re not supposed to marinate meats with vegetable. Thanks, Connie!**

Tips:

  • I usually cut the chicken into cutlets (length-wise) so it grills even faster.
  • I take the leftover red pepper (unchopped) and marinate them with the chicken. These pieces get grilled and become a side dish.
  • I only use about 1/4 cup of the lemon mixture to marinate the chicken in. Reserve the 1/4 cup to brush while the chicken on the grill. The rest I use as a sauce to poor over the chicken before I serve (be sure to split the mixture up BEFORE marinating the chicken).
  • Allow the chicken to rest at least 5 minutes after grilling.
  • I serve this chicken with a vegetable or salad and rice pilaf.
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3 Responses to “Grilled Lemon Chicken”

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    Christina — October 11, 2010 @ 12:07 am

    Julie! My roommate and I made this for dinner tonight with couscous and steamed asparagus and it was very yummy :) We put it in the oven instead of grilling it and since it was our first time making this it took longer than expected but we’re definitely making this again!

    • JulieD replied: — October 11th, 2010 @ 12:45 am

      I’m so glad you like it. It’s one of my favorite easy dishes. I love hearing about it when people try dishes I post about. Thanks, Christina. I hope you’re doing well!

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    Jen-Eighty MPH Mom — February 11, 2011 @ 3:14 pm

    Yum this looks awesome!