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The best grilled lemon chicken recipe

 ingredients

  • 2 pounds of boneless and skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/3 cup of olive oil
  • zest of 2 lemons
  • 1/3 cup fresh juice (zest lemons before juice)
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 1 whole lemon sliced


 Instructions




  • In a large ziploc bag, combine chicken, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper.
  • Seal the bag and shake everything until everything is well combined.
  • Place the bag in the refrigerator and marinate for about 4 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat the grill to about 375F to 400F.
  • Brush the grill with olive oil.
  • Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade and place on the hot grill. cook without touching until chicken breasts begin to grill, about 5 minutes.
  • Turn the chicken over, cover the grill and allow the cooking to finish, about 7 minutes, depending on the thickness of the chicken. Chicken is cooked when a meat thermometer registers 165 degrees Fahrenheit.