Grilled Chicken Breast is a great protein to have readily available.
Everyone needs a quick and versatile grilled chicken recipe that consistently delivers great flavor. The fact that it will also help you to save time and money makes it that much better.
The best part is that the flavors go with just about anything else you want to serve, including carb conscious grilled garden vegetables, leafy salads or steamed broccoli.
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Prepare Extra Grilled Chicken Breast & Save Time and Money
Description
Keeping low-carb protein on hand is a great plan for busy weeknights.
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Ingredients
- 2 T. extra virgin olive oil
- ½ c. apple cider vinegar
- 2 T. lemon juice
- 2 t. lemon zest
- 3 T. fresh oregano, rinsed and crushed with fingers to release oils
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, rinsed and crushed with fingers to release oils
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 8-oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts*
Instructions
- Add the marinade ingredients to a large glass bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add chicken breasts to a 1-gallon sealable freezer bag and pour marinade mixture over top.
- Seal back and turn to coat breasts thoroughly.
- Place the bag in a bowl and set in the refrigerator for a minimum of one hour. If you have the time overnight is best. Turn the bag a couple times to evenly distribute the marinade.
- Remove chicken from the refrigerator and discard marinade.
- Grill breasts over medium direct heat, turning once, for 10 – 12 minutes total.
- Remove from heat and let set for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
*To make this a Keto friendly recipe simply substitute chicken thighs for the chicken breasts.
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20 thoughts on “Prepare Extra Grilled Chicken Breast & Save Time and Money”
What a healthy and flavorful chicken recipe! Love it.
Thank you
That sounds yummy! I love cooking up extra chicken for salads and sandwiches for the week. Pinned.
Right? It makes life so much easier.
fabulous, Thank you.
What a beautiful recipe! My family loves chicken and salmon with this lemon and herbs marinade.
I love how versatile it is. Thanks for visiting.
This looks delicious! I love meals that are based around a marinade as it adds so much flavour to the meat.
I am so pleased to have provided.
We always have chicken breasts cooked and ready in the fridge. They are so versatile!
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It is brilliant.
Great advice! Thanks for the push!
It’s so handy to have some extra on hand. Great to slice for salads and chicken salad sandwiches. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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Jann
It is so easy to have extra food on hand with just a bit of effort.
this looks so yummy, what a great idea, we normally have leftovers and this is yet another great idea to use them
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Thank you
Great receipe, Elise. According to the lemon zest – has it to be a zest from an organic lemon or doesn’t it matter? I’ve heard that “normal” lemons are shouldn’t be taken because of possible pesticides in them.
It is always best to go organic.
We like chicken and it turns out be our protein a lot. Thank you for sharing this recipe on This is How We Roll.
You are quite welcome.