Herb Grilled Chicken. Chicken breasts flavored with herbs and garlic are grilled to perfection for an easy, light, and quick main dish the family will love. Boneless skinless chicken thighs: I don't recommend using bone-in thighs as they take quite a bit longer to cook and by the time they are done the herbs will have burned up. Olive oil: Stick with olive oil for best flavor in this recipe, I don't recommend substitutes.

For a shorter cooking time , cut large chicken breasts in half lengthwise to create thinner pieces of meat. Butterflied Herb And Lemon Grilled Chicken. Fresh herbs make this chicken shine. You can cook Herb Grilled Chicken using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Herb Grilled Chicken

Prepare 4 each of antibiotic / hormone-free boneless skinless chicken breasts.
Prepare 2 each of lemons zested.
Prepare 1 tsp of fennel seed.
It's 1 tsp of thyme.
You need 4 each of sprigs of fresh rosemary.
Prepare 1 tbsp of fresh lemon basil.
You need 2 tbsp of fresh flat - leaf parsley.
Prepare 2/3 cup of extra - virgin olive oil.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
You need 4 clove of garlic.

Courtesy of the National Chicken Council. Using fresh herbs can really make or break your dinner. This whole grilled chicken uses the best of these ingredients, resulting in a bright dish. Place the chicken thighs in a wide flat dish so they are in.

Herb Grilled Chicken instructions

Put garlic through garlic press. Add salt and mash into paste..
Chop herbs. Add all ingredients into shallow dish. Add chicken..
Grill chicken. Squeeze juice of one lemon over chicken while still hot..

Build a charcoal fire for indirect cooking in an outdoor grill. Pour the remaining marinade over the chicken. Indirect grilling makes chicken tender and juicy without having to monitor the grill constantly. Arrange coals around edge of firebox. For gas grills, heat both sides of grill, and turn off one side when placing chicken on the grill.