The Best Grilled Lemon Chicken

The Best Grilled Lemon Chicken

from diethood.com
35 min

Tender and juicy grilled chicken marinated in a delicious lemon marinade. This is a perfect, easy chicken recipe for a quick dinner or healthy lunch!

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • zest of 2 lemons
  • ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice ((zest the lemons before juicing))
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • salt and fresh ground pepper (to taste)
  • 1 whole lemon (cut into slices)

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large ziploc bag, combine chicken, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper. Seal the bag and shake it all up until well combined.

  2. 2

    Place the bag in the refrigerator and marinate for about 4 hours or overnight. 

  3. 3

    Preheat the grill to about 375˚F to 400˚F.

  4. 4

    Brush the grill grates with olive oil.

  5. 5

    Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade and place them on the hot grill; cook without touching the grill until they start to get grill marks, about 5 minutes.

  6. 6

    Turn the chicken breasts over, cover the grill, and let them finish cooking, about 7 more minutes, depending on the thickness of the chicken. The chicken is done when a meat thermometer registers 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

  7. 7

    Remove chicken from grill; cover and let rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

  8. 8

    Preheat oven to 350˚F.