Consider this your ultimate grilled chicken recipe! With a handful of ingredients, 35 minutes and a little help from your grill (or grill pan), you’ll achieve a tender, juicy chicken breast that the whole family will enjoy. It may sound simple, fresh thyme leaves, fragrant lemon zest, a pinch of garlic salt and pepper, and guess what?—it is! So when grilling season comes creeping in, look to this recipe to guide you to an easy, flavor-packed weeknight dinner you’ll want to make again and again.
Easy Grilled Chicken Breasts
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 to 8 oz each)
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix thyme, lemon, garlic salt and pepper. Coat both sides of chicken with oil, then rub with thyme mixture.
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Step2Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 12 to 17 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F in center). Garnish with additional fresh thyme if desired.
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Nutrition
230
Calories
8g
Total Fat
38g
Protein
0g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Chicken Breast
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 105mg
- 35%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 320mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 0g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 38g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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