How To Make Grilled Citrus and Herb Chicken
Tender chicken breasts are marinated in orange juice, herbs, and olive oil, for a flavorful grilled herb chicken that’s perfect for summer barbecue parties!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbchicken breasts,boneless skinless, preferably thin cut
- ¼cupolive oil
- 2clovesgarlic,finely minced
- 1lemon,juiced and zested
- 1orange,juiced and zested
- ½tspdried basil
- ½tspdried oregano
- ¼tspdried thyme
- salt and pepper,to taste
- 2tbspparsley,chopped
- lemon wedges,for serving, optional
Instructions
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Place the olive oil, garlic, lemon and orange zest, lemon and orange juice, basil, oregano and thyme in a resealable plastic bag. Seal and shake to combine.
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Place the chicken in the bag, seal and shake until chicken is coated with the marinade.
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Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
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Preheat the grill or a grill pan over medium high heat.
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Remove the chicken from the marinade and season both sides generously with salt and pepper.
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Grill for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until chicken is cooked through.
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Remove from grill and let the chicken rest for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve, with lemon wedges if desired.
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Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 341.03kcal
- Fat:Â 24.15g
- Saturated Fat:Â 4.91g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 14.20g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 3.69g
- Carbohydrates:Â 6.99g
- Fiber:Â 1.73g
- Sugar:Â 3.64g
- Protein:Â 24.43g
- Cholesterol:Â 72.57mg
- Sodium:Â 431.09mg
- Calcium:Â 44.45mg
- Potassium:Â 366.93mg
- Iron:Â 1.48mg
- Vitamin A: 39.44µg
- Vitamin C:Â 31.85mg
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