Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken

I stole this recipe for Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken from a cookbook called Scratch. This easy to make grilled chicken recipe is great to make on a weeknight. Chicken is pounded out thin with a mallet. Lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic are combined to marinate the chicken before grilling. The chicken quickly grills and tastes great. This recipe is great for a family or easily doubled for entertaining.

“Grilling takes the formality out of entertaining. Everyone wants to get involved.” – Bobby Flay (see more quotes in the Quotes tab)

Using a meat mallet, pound 4 – 6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts between 2 pieces of parchment paper to ¼ – ½ inch thickness.

In a small bowl add ½ cup olive oil. Grate the zest of 1 lemon into the bowl.

Juice the lemon and add the juice to bowl with 2 cloves garlic and salt to taste. Whisk to combine.

Place the chicken in a large resealable bag and pour the marinade over the chicken.

Let the chicken marinate while the grill warms up or you can marinate overnight. Prepare a grill or preheat grill pan over high heat.

Grill chicken for 5 minutes per side or until cooked through.

Serve warm.

Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken

This easy to make grilled chicken recipe is great to make on a weeknight. Chicken is pounded out thin with a mallet. Lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic are combined to marinate the chicken before grilling. The chicken quickly grills and tastes great. This recipe is great for a family or easily doubled for entertaining.
Course Entree
Cuisine American
Keyword Chicken
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 4 - 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts trimmed of fat
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Using a meat mallet, pound chicken breasts between 2 pieces of parchment paper to ¼ - ½ inch thickness.
  2. Transfer chicken to a bowl with oil and toss to combine. Finely grate the lemon zest over the chicken, juice the lemon and add the juice to bowl with garlic and salt; toss to coat.
  3. Prepare a grill or preheat grill pan over high heat. Grill chicken for 5 minutes per side or until cooked through.

Recipe Notes

I marinate the chicken overnight. Make an extra batch of marinade: ½ cup olive oil, zest of 1 lemon (and juiced), 2 cloves minced garlic and salt. Brush chicken with extra marinade while grilling.