Lemon Pepper Chicken

It’s time for grilling season and what better than this Lemon Pepper Chicken? With only 5 ingredients it is super easy  to whip up and absolutely tasty.

Now that it is finally warming up here in Minnesota we are finally busting out the grill and whipping up all of of favorite grilling recipes.

Some of our favorite recipes include Beer Brats, Carne Asada and these Mojo Shrimp Kabobs. These are just a few on our long list of favorites.

I can honestly  say that I have never found a chicken recipe that I love more than this Lemon Pepper Chicken. It has the perfect hints of pepper, garlic and lemon.

The best part of it is that you don’t have to wait hours for it to marinade before you can grill it, you can for optimal flavor but you really don’t have to.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

• With minimal ingredients, it comes together quickly.
• You do not have to marinate it long.
• You can make more than the recipe calls for for when you have those cookouts!

HOW TO MAKE LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN:

• In small bowl, whisk together fresh squeezed lemon juice, minced garlic, pepper and olive oil.
• Add your chicken to a large ziptop bag and pour your marinade over the top and seal, pushing out as much air as you can and press around to coat chicken.
• Place in refrigerator turning every so often to redistribute the marinade. This will be ready too go within 30 minutes, but we usually let it marinade for 1 hour to 1 hour and 3o minutes.
• Remove from refrigerator and grill on preheated grill until juices run clear and you reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

CAN I BAKE THESE?

Yes, you can absolutely bake this Lemon Pepper Chicken if you don’t have access to a grill. Place them in a large baking dish after you have marinated them.

Then bake in oven for about 30-35 minutes at 400 degrees F or until your internal temperature is 165 degrees F.

If you are looking for some dishes that pairs well with this Lemon Peppe Chicken Recipe I have you covered, some of my favorites include:

1. Bacon Garlic Green Beans
2. Simple Black Bean and Corn Salad
3. Calico Beans
4. Sheet Pan Cheesy Ranch Potatoes

This dish really pairs well with anything, some that I didn’t include in the list itself is salads, because what is a cookout without some kind of pasta salad?

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• We use 4 normal sized chicken breasts, you can use thin cut or even chicken tenders for this recipe, just cut back on the cooking time.
• You can marinate this anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight, it really doesn’t matter, we normally marinate for a hour and thirty minutes.
• You can bake this Lemon Pepper Chicken, instructions for that are above.
• We garnish with a little parsley, this is completely optional but makes the dish looks great.

So if you are looking for that perfect grilling recipe that will feed your family and that they will come back and request all the time this Lemon Pepper Chicken is it!

If you liked this recipe you’ll also like:

• Lemon Chicken Pasta
• Easy Baked Chicken Parmesan
• Easy Chicken Cashew Pasta Salad

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Lemon Pepper Chicken

It's time for grilling season and what better than this Lemon Pepper Chicken? With only 5 ingredients it is super easy  to whip up and absolutely tasty.

5 from 3 votes

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 198kcal

Author: Tornadough Alli

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts thawed
• ▢ Juice of one large lemon
• ▢ 1 heaping tsp minced garlic
• ▢ 1 Tbs cracked black peppercorns
• ▢ 2 Tbs olive oil

Instructions

• In bowl whisk together lemon juice, garlic, pepper and olive oil.
• Add your chicken breasts to a large ziploc bag and pour your marinade over and seal, squeezing out as much air as possible.
• Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes to 4 hours.
• Flipping bag every so often to redistribute marinade.
• Preheat grill to medium high heat.
• Place chicken breasts on grill and heat for 5 minutes and flip and grill for an additional 5 minutes.
• Use a meat thermometer checking for an internal temp of 165.
• Remove from grill and sprinkle with parsley or cilantro if desired.

Notes

1. In small bowl, whisk together fresh squeezed lemon juice, minced garlic, pepper and olive oil.
2. Add your chicken to a large ziptop bag and pour your marinade over the top and seal, pushing out as much air as you can and press around to coat chicken.
3. Place in refrigerator turning every so often to redistribute the marinade. This will be ready too go within 30 minutes, but we usually let it marinade for 1 hour to 1 hour and 3o minutes.
4. Remove from refrigerator and grill on preheated grill until juices run clear and you reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

 

Nutrition

Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 131mg | Potassium: 451mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 1.6mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.7mg

Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.

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ORIGINALLY POSTED APRIL, 2018