Grilled Lemon and Garlic Chicken

Grilled Lemon and Garlic Chicken is a very easy and very low fat recipe.

photo by mccun934

INGREDIENTS:

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast

¾ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 4 lemons)

¾ cup olive oil

1 tablespoon lemon zest

4 cloves garlic, minced

¾ cup olive oil

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves

¼ teaspoon dried oregano leaves

1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Whisk together the lemon juice, oil, zest, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano and red pepper flakes.
  2. Put chicken in a zip top bag and pour mixture over chicken. Let marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
  3. Heat an outdoor grill to medium-high heat. Cook the chicken about 10 minutes on each side, until just cooked through.

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