Lemon Grilled Chicken

By Janes_kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 2 TBL olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 TBL chopped fresh parsley plus extra sprigs for garnish
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp dried marjoram
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (abt 6 oz each)

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

use a peeler to remove strips of zest from half of lemon
trim into snto fine strips w/ small knife, reserve & set aside
grate other side of lemon to make 1 TBL zest
finally squeeze juice from lemon into bowl

in lg. bowl combine lemon zest & rest of ingredients
add chicken breasts to bowl & spoon marinade over chicken until well coated
cover w/ plastic wrap
chill for 30 min or overnight if you have time

preheat griddle, grill or broiler to med heat
put chicken pieces on griddle, reserving marinade
cook chicken until cooked through, abt 10 min on each side
brush w/ reserved marinade 2-3 times during cooking
sprinkle w/ reserved lemon strips & serve immediately, garnished w/ parsley sprigs

EASIEST WAY TO PREVENT LEMON ZEST FROM STICKING TO GRATER IS TO BRUSH IT OFF W/ PASTRY BRUSH. YOU CAN ALSO USE BRUSH TO BASTE CHICKEN W/ MARINADE IN STEP 3