Recipe of Homemade Lemon basil chicken

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, lemon basil chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lemon basil chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Lemon basil chicken is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook lemon basil chicken using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lemon basil chicken:

1. Get chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise to make 6 slim breasts
2. Get Juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)
3. Get Zest of one lemon
4. Make ready olive oil
5. Prepare minced garlic
6. Prepare chopped fresh basil
7. Take salt
8. Prepare pepper

Steps to make Lemon basil chicken:

1. I like to cut my chicken breasts in half lengthwise, essentially making 2 breast out of one. I do this for several reasons. First, it allows for the flavor to soak in better. Second, it Cooks faster. Third, it Cooks more evenly.
2. Zest the lemon first.
3. Juice the lemon. If you don't quote have enough juice to make 1/4 cup, then you can add orange juice to even it out.
4. Mix all ingredients into a bowl.
5. Add chicken to bowl until completely covered.
6. Let sit for exactly 1 hour! This is very important. If it under marinates, you won't get the strong flavor. But also don't over marinate. The lemon juice is an acid and will break down the material on the chicken. 1 hour is perfect.
7. Grill for 8 minutes on medium high heat, flipping once half way through.

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