Hi, I am Elise. Today, I will show you a way to make lemon basil chicken recipe. Never miss today’s recipe. This is a simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. Nowadays, I am going to make it a little 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 foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Lemon basil chicken is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook lemon basil chicken using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon basil chicken:
- Take 3 chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise to make 6 slim breasts
- Take Juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)
- Make ready Zest of one lemon
- Get 1/2 cup olive oil
- Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Make ready 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- Take 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/4 tsp pepper
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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