Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, lemon basil chicken. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Add chicken stock, lemon juice, basil, and lemon zest. Basil chicken with lemon is an easy one pan skillet meal packed with fresh flavors! Serve with rice for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.
Lemon basil chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Lemon basil chicken is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lemon basil chicken using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon basil chicken:
- Prepare 3 chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise to make 6 slim breasts
- Make ready Juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)
- Take Zest of one lemon
- Make ready 1/2 cup olive oil
- Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Prepare 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- Take 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/4 tsp pepper
Stir in cream, basil and thyme. Add chicken; return to a boil. This lemon basil chicken is made with chicken breasts marinaded in lemon juice, fresh basil, honey and garlic for a juicy and flavourful meat. Chicken should be delicious, healthy and simple to make but never boring!
Instructions to make Lemon basil chicken:
- 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.
- Zest the lemon first.
- 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.
- Mix all ingredients into a bowl.
- Add chicken to bowl until completely covered.
- 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.
- Grill for 8 minutes on medium high heat, flipping once half way through.
This amazing lemon basil chicken checks all the boxes for a quick and tasty dinner you could enjoy tonight! Lemon Basil Chicken is so quick and easy and makes everything better! This Lemon Basil Chicken Recipe is crazy juicy from an easy marinade of olive oil, lemon juice, basil, oregano, garlic, onion, and red pepper flakes! It's super easy and super flavorful and perfect to toss in pasta, salad, wraps, pitas, etc. You will LOVE having this Lemon Basil Chicken on hand!
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