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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 6 Minutes |
Ready In: 36 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a great summertime after-work dish. While your grill is going, slap some fresh sweet corn on for a quick side dish. Recipe is from the Chicago Tribune. Ingredients:
4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, trimmed of fat,washed,patted dry |
salt |
fresh ground black pepper |
paprika |
4 cloves garlic, finely minced |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
2 lemons, juice of |
1/4 cup snipped fresh chives |
Directions:
1. Prepare grill or heat broiler on high.
2. Place one large sheet of plastic wrap on flat countertop.
3. Take a few drops of cold water and moisten surface of chicken.
4. Season chicken breast generously with salt, pepper and paprika.
5. Place one chicken breast in center of plastic wrap; cover with a second piece of wrap.
6. Flatten meat with flat meat mallet, pounding chicken breast from center outward to an even 1/4-inch thickness.
7. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
8. Combine garlic and olive oil in a small bowl.
9. Remove chicken from plastic.
10. Rub surface of chicken with garlic oil mixture.
11. Combine lemon juice and chives in a separate small bowl; season mixture with salt and pepper, set aside.
12. Place chicken on grill or in broiler; cook until well seared, about 3 minutes.
13. Turn and cook 2-3 minutes longer, depending on heat of grill.
14. Remove chicken; spoon lemon juice and chive mixture over and serve.
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