Description
Juicy grilled chicken breast with a simple marinade, perfect for easy dinners and summer meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place chicken in a zip bag and pound to 1/2 inch thickness
- Mix olive oil garlic lemon juice seasoning sugar garlic powder salt and pepper
- Pour marinade over chicken seal bag and refrigerate 4 to 12 hours
- Remove chicken and rest at room temperature for 20 minutes
- Preheat grill to high heat and oil grates
- Grill chicken 2 to 4 minutes per side until internal temperature reaches 165F
- Rest chicken for 5 minutes before serving
Notes
- Fresh or dried garlic both work
- Sugar can be omitted or replaced
- Fresh lemon juice preferred but bottled works
- Short marinating time still gives flavor
- Indoor grills need longer cooking time
- Chicken can be frozen in marinade up to 3 months
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 242
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 758
- Fat: 11
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 2
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 32
- Cholesterol: 97