Marinated Lemon Chicken Breasts
- Yield: 8 servings
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 24 mins
Chicken is marinated with herbs and lemon zest overnight then basted with a lemon marinade halfway through cooking for a double lemon flavor.
Ingredients
- 3cloves garlic, minced
- 1tablespoon canola oil
- 1tablespoon sugar
- 1tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 2teaspoons fresh thyme
- 2teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
- 1teaspoon salt divided
- 3/4teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper, divided
- 4-- (14-oz) bone-in chicken breasts, cut in half crosswise
- 1/2cup fresh lemon juice
- 2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2teaspoons honey mustard
Instructions
- Combine, garlic, oil, sugar, rosemary, thyme, lemon rind, 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper and 1⁄2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; add chicken and toss until well coated; cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 24 hours.
- Combine lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, honey mustard and remaining salt and pepper in a medium bowl; whisk.
- Preheat broiler or grill. Place chicken on a large rimmed baking sheet or grill rack. Broil or grill 16 minutes, turning once.
- Baste chicken with lemon juice mixture. Broil 8 more minutes, turning and basting twice, until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast registers 165F. Cool 10 minutes, then transfer chicken to a large container and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Serves 8.
Recipe by Bruce Weinstean and Mark Scarbrough.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 230
- Glycemic Load 1
- Fat 9g
- Saturated Fat 1.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5g
- Cholesterol 90mg
- Sodium 370mg
- Potassium 300mg
- Carbohydrate 3g
- Fiber 0g
- Sugars 2g
- Protein 33g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 10%
- Calcium 2%
- Iron 6%