Grilled Lemon Chicken

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Grilled Lemon Chicken

Posted by Chef Don King, Culinary Market Specialist

Featuring Natural Lemon Pepper Seasoning. Spring and summer means grilling season and looking for flavorful marinades and recipes to keep in your repertoire that are super easy to whisk together with ingredients we all have on hand. Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken is so tender, juicy, and full of lemon flavor!! With grilled broccoli on the side, this is a healthy recipe perfect for grilling season.

Ingredients
  • CHICKEN:
  • 1 1/2 pounds thin-sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 Tbs Lemon Pepper Seasoning
  • 1 teaspoons kosher salt
  • fresh basil and lemon slices optional for garnishing
  • BROCCOLI:
  • 2 large heads broccoli, trimmed into florets
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest, optional
Instructions
  1. Chicken – To a large ziptop plastic bag, add all ingredients except basil, seal, and smoosh around to evenly coat chicken. Place bag in fridge for at least 1 hour, or overnight, to marinate. Lightly oil grill grates and preheat grill to high heat on one side, medium heat on another side.
  2. Broccoli – Place florets in a grill basket, evenly drizzle with olive oil (Tip – many times I use olive oil cooking spray because just a misting is all you need), and evenly sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss with your hands to coat evenly.
  3. Grilling- Place grill basket over the high/hotter side of the grill and place chicken on the medium heat side; discard bag with marinade.
  4. Close grill lid and cook for about 5 minutes. Flip chicken, stir broccoli, close grill lid, and cook for another 5 minutes, or until chicken is done and cooked through and the broccoli is as charred as desired.
  5. Optionally add lemon zest to broccoli, optional fresh basil for the chicken, optional lemon slices for garnishing, and serve immediately.
Notes

Natural Lemon Pepper, No MSG Added* is available in a Bulk Case of 5lb Item #102870 at dutchvalleyfoods.com

Natural Lemon Pepper, No MSG Added* is available in a Bulk Case of 25lb Item #102875

Cracked Pepper & Lemon, No MSG Added* is available in 8/8oz Shaker Bottles  Item #109106