Grilled Chicken Breast Recipe

This is one of the easiest recipes but we'll put a twist to it and add some honey. This is a versatile dish, can be served in a bun and kids will love it. You can even toast the bun and top the grilled meat with cheese.

The breast part of a chicken is the most dry part, that is why I love this recipe, it adds flavor and some tenderness on the grilled chicken. Very easy to make and you wont even dirty yourself.

You'll need to prepare ahead for this. Get a zip-lock plastic bag that's where you're going to do the marinating. Pound the chicken till it's flat, it should be at least half inch in thickness. Inside the zip-lock bag add some fresh garlic, lemon zest, olive oil, honey and dried herbs.

Next is to dunk the meat inside the bag. Then grill it in high level heat, if the chicken was pounded well then it should take 2 to 3 minutes to finish.

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Honey Grilled Chicken

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1¾ pounds total)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon zest, from one lemon
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1-1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions For Grilling The Meat

• Place chicken breasts between 2 pieces of wax paper and, using a meat mallet, pound to an even ½-inch thickness.
• Mix all ingredients except chicken together in a 1 gallon zip-lock bag. Add chicken breasts and massage marinade into meat until evenly coated. Seal the bag and place in a bowl in the refrigerator (the bowl protects against leakage); let the chicken marinate at least 4 hours or up to 12 hours.
• Clean grill and preheat to high. Lightly dip a wad of paper towels in vegetable oil and, using tongs, carefully rub over grates several times until glossy and coated. Place chicken breasts on the grill (make sure they are well-coated with the marinade; the more garlic, lemon zest and herbs on the chicken, the better!). Grill, covered, for 2-3 minutes per side.

Use a fine or Microplane grater to zest the lemon. Simply rub the lemon in one direction against the blades, turning the lemon as you go. Be sure to remove only the yellow part; the white pith underneath is bitter.

If you are using less than 4 chicken breasts, you’ll need to reduce the salt accordingly.