The bold zest of lemon, lively zing of parsley, slight crunch of fresh asparagus and earthy aroma of brown rice. A pleasantly light meal that is lip-licking and smile-inducing.
The best part of this recipe? It is a marinade, so the chicken comes out bursting with flavor and as tender and juicy as a filet of fish!
I didn’t even feel a smidge guilty going for seconds! This entire meal is made from whole, clean foods. You can also pair the chicken and asperagus with Quinoa for an even more robust meal. I enjoyed squirting lemon juice on my rice and asparagus – all the flavors just blended and accentuated each other perfectly.
I used my George Foreman grill, but you can use an outdoor gril or even a griddle on the stove. And the asparagus was so easy to steam! I just cut off the bottom 1/3, put the bunch in the bottom of a sauce pan, and covered it with 1/2 inch of water. I brought it to a boil and boiled it for exactly 5 minutes – ready!
What is your favorite way to prepare grilled chicken?
Recipe inspired by Taste of Home.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 5 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 Tablespoons dried parsley
- 3 Tablespoons fresh grated lemon peel
- 1.5 teaspoons minced garlic
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (mine is smaller because it is free-range)
Directions:
- Mix the ingredients in a bowl
- Pour all the ingredients into a zipped plastic bag
- Put the chicken breats into the bag and refrigerate for at least an hour
- Once marinated, place breasts on George Foreman grill at 375 degrees for 9-12 minutes (depending on size of breast)
- Serve with steamed veggies and sides of choice!
Sounds delicious! I like that it is so light!
This sounds heavenly & relatively easy, which is always a good thing 🙂
This looks delicious, Annie! I can’t wait to give it a try!!
Grilled chicken – yum! What a great healthy but still tasty meal! Looks really good.
Oh! I am very glad to know about Lemon Chicken recipe from you blog. And i also more benefited from you about lemon juice .
This looks delicious. Can’t wait to try it!
Mmm I’ll have to make this! I have everything in my house to make it!
Seriously this looks delicious, I wish My Mom or I could do a dish like this! I know it’s just chicken, but I think Flavor is EVERYTHING!
This looks delicious! I can’t wait for warmer weather so we can break out the grill.
This is a go-to meal for me. It’s also good cut and grilled on skewers with sweet onion chunks and mint leaves.
This looks amazing and simple! Lemon really adds a nice flavor to the chicken and I try to use it every so often on mine. I think itd be great with asparagus like you have.
I love that it is healthy yet feeling. I love to use my George Forman grill for chicken. Thanks for the recipe.
Looks delicious!
Yum this looks quick and delish!
This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to try it.
I’d love to try to make this for my family. I’m looking for new chicken recipes and this looks great!
Oh my gosh! I have to make this!
That looks healthy and tasty! Thanks for the recipe!
Looks delicious! I haven’t done much with lemon and chicken but should give this a try.
that looks really good,but i want two and more green beans and rice…
I’m pinning this recipe, looks delish!
Thank you so much!! If I made it, you know it is EASY 🙂
I love healthy recipes that still have a lot of favor– and better yet, are still quick & easy to make! This looks like a winner. i think I’ll try it out next week. Thanks for sharing!
This sounds so yummy and looks so easy. Just what I need in my busy life. Thanks for posting!
this looks really good! thanks for the share!
This looks like such a delicious and eau to make summer meal!
Looks delicious!
This looks really good I am going to have to save this!
We used to always buy our boneless chicken at a Carniceria (meat market), where they would have it already pre-marinated (tasted great!). However, as I have been out of work (laid-off over 4 years ago) and my husband works for a temp-agency, finances have been very tight and we just buy our meat at the grocery store now. Long story short (too late!), I never knew how to “marinate” my own chicken – but now, with your great recipe, my family can once again enjoy some great flavored chicken dinners! Thank you!! 🙂
I’ll pin this & try it! I’m a really picky eater..but ill try anything once 😀 maybe twice! but it looks really good
It seems like all I eat is chicken so I like to try new recipes. This lemon chicken sounds very tasty!
this sounds so great….is there any way you can cook the left over marinade into a sauce to go over the veggies/rice?
my husband is a big chicken lover he would love this love the recipes
I will use this recipe when I fire up the grill for Labor Day!
Looks yummy
This recipe looks healthy and delicious !!!
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