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Grilled Chicken Breasts

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
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Grilled chicken breasts – a delicious dinner made with few ingredients in 25 minutes!
Updated Oct 19, 2010
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Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil or cooking spray
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/4 lb) or bone-in skinless ( 2 lb) chicken breasts
  • Purchased barbecue or teriyaki sauce, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Prepare the coals or a gas grill for direct heat. Heat to medium heat, which will take about 40 minutes for charcoal or about 10 minutes for a gas grill.
  • 2
    Cut and discard fat from chicken with kitchen scissors or knife.
  • 3
    Carefully brush vegetable oil over the grill rack, or spray it with cooking spray. Place the chicken on the grill rack over medium heat. Cover the grill; cook 15 to 20 minutes, turning chicken over once with tongs about halfway through cooking. Brush chicken with the barbecue or teriyaki sauce during the last 10 minutes of cooking. Cook until juice of chicken is clear when you cut into the center of the thickest part and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 170°F.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    You may need to move the oven rack so it is 4 to 6 inches below the heating unit. Set the oven control to broil. Brush the broiler pan rack with vegetable oil or spray with cooking spray. (For easy cleanup, line the bottom of the broiler pan with foil before placing chicken on rack.) Place chicken on broiler pan rack. Broil 15 to 20 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when you cut into the center of the thickest part and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 170°F. Brush chicken with barbecue or teriyaki sauce during the last 10 minutes of broiling.
  • tip 2
    In a 10- or 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or olive oil over medium heat until hot. Add the chicken. Cook uncovered 10 to 15 minutes, turning chicken over once with tongs, until juice of chicken is clear when you cut into the center of the thickest part and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 170°F. If desired, sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
  • tip 3
    Heat closed medium-size contact grill for 5 minutes. Place chicken on grill. Close grill. Cook 4 to 6 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when you cut into the center of the thickest part and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 170°F. If desired, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • tip 4
    For more flavor, chicken breasts can be marinated before cooking. Allow 1/4 to 1/2 cup marinade for each 1 to 2 pounds of chicken. Marinate chicken covered in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to 2 hours.

Nutrition

180 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 31g Protein, 0g Total Carbohydrate, 0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
180
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
85mg
29%
Sodium
75mg
3%
Potassium
250mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
0g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
31g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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