Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, lemon basil chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Lemon basil chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Lemon basil chicken is something which I have loved my whole life.
This lemon basil chicken is made with chicken breasts marinaded in lemon juice, fresh basil, honey and garlic for a juicy and flavourful meat. This quick and easy boneless lemon basil chicken recipe is simple and delicious. The garlic and lemon flavors stand out, and the basil not only adds flavor, but it adds color to the dish.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have lemon basil chicken using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon basil chicken:
- Get 3 chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise to make 6 slim breasts
- Make ready Juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)
- Prepare Zest of one lemon
- Make ready 1/2 cup olive oil
- Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Get 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- Take 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/4 tsp pepper
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Steps to make Lemon basil chicken:
- I like to cut my chicken breasts in half lengthwise, essentially making 2 breast out of one. I do this for several reasons. First, it allows for the flavor to soak in better. Second, it Cooks faster. Third, it Cooks more evenly.
- Zest the lemon first.
- Juice the lemon. If you don't quote have enough juice to make 1/4 cup, then you can add orange juice to even it out.
- Mix all ingredients into a bowl.
- Add chicken to bowl until completely covered.
- Let sit for exactly 1 hour! This is very important. If it under marinates, you won't get the strong flavor. But also don't over marinate. The lemon juice is an acid and will break down the material on the chicken. 1 hour is perfect.
- Grill for 8 minutes on medium high heat, flipping once half way through.
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