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Grilled Lemon Chicken

This grilled lemon chicken recipe is suitable for an anti-inflammatory diet. Ingredients like lemon, herbs, and extra virgin olive oil are anti-inflammatory.

Adapted from food.com, by Nancy G.

35 mintotal
6servings
12ingredients
237kcal a serving
Grilled Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1 lemon, juice of
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 medium sized boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 lemon, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olive

Method

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk lemon juice, vinegar, dill, basil, honey, mustard, olive oil, 3/4 teaspoons of the salt and the pepper until well blended.
  2. Place chicken in a large resealable bag. Add 1/3 cup of the dressing and half of the thinly sliced lemon.
  3. Seal bag and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours, turning at least once.120 min timer
  4. Stir in the remaining lemon slices and olives into the reserved dressing and store in the refrigerator.
  5. Remove chicken from bag and grill at medium-high until chicken is completely cooked.
  6. Remove from grill to platter and pour reserved dressing over the chicken and season with remaining salt.

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