Lemon basil chicken
Lemon basil chicken

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today.it is Margaret Curtis. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, lemon basil chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lemon basil chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Lemon basil chicken is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

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 can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lemon basil chicken:
  1. Make ready 3 chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise to make 6 slim breasts
  2. Take Juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)
  3. Make ready Zest of one lemon
  4. Get 1/2 cup olive oil
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
  6. Take 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
  7. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  8. Take 1/4 tsp pepper
Steps to make Lemon basil chicken:
  1. 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.
  2. Zest the lemon first.
  3. 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.
  4. Mix all ingredients into a bowl.
  5. Add chicken to bowl until completely covered.
  6. 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.
  7. Grill for 8 minutes on medium high heat, flipping once half way through.

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