Hi, I’m Kate. Today, I will show you a way to prepare lemon basil chicken recipe. Never skip today’s recipe. This is a easy recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. Nowadays, I am going to make it a bit more unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Lemon basil chicken Recipe
Lemon basil chicken is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Lemon basil chicken is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To bewith this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemon basil chicken using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon basil chicken:
- Make ready 3 chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise to make 6 slim breasts
- Prepare Juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)
- Get Zest of one lemon
- Make ready 1/2 cup olive oil
- Make ready 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Take 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions 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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