Honey-Grilled Chicken Breasts Recipe

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Orange juice and soy sauce make such a tasty combination in this recipe from my mother-in-law. And the longer this chicken marinates, the fuller the flavor! Jennifer Petersen-Murray, Utah

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Honey-Grilled Chicken Breasts Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. + marinating Grill: 10 min.
  • Yield: 8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh gingerroot
  • 12 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Pour 1/2 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade.
  • Drain and discard marinade. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170°, basting frequently with reserved marinade. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half equals 221 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 94 mg cholesterol, 331 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 35 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Honey-Grilled Chicken Breasts in Healthy Cooking June/July 2008, p51

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Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2011 by Hannah0418

just okay - nothing special


Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2011 by Ballinrobe

This is excellent and I have made it a few times! I did not use the grill but it would be even better on the grill, next time! I did however saute it with the extra sauce for a bit~! Very good!


Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by skiredfern

I leave out the ginger and it is our favorite way to do chicken! My kids love it!


Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by Terry Maddock

This is fantastic! I halved the recipe for two large chicken breasts and used the left over merinade for rice. I used 1/2 T ground ginger instead of the recipe suggestion and it was great. I've made this several times and we love it (and so does whoever else is eating it)!


Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2010 by sheila maines

has anyone used dried/grd ginger for the fresh if so, how much did you substitute?


Reviewed on Jun. 05, 2009 by zucchini lady

This is one of the best chicken recipes I've have found in a long time - no really "garlic taste"...just wonderful light orange taste to the chicken - not one piece left on the plate - will be making this several times this summer! Thanks for sharing this!


Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2009 by badkitty

Excellent tender chicken with a wonderful light citrus tang. I will use this marinade often.It's well balanced -not too sweet, not too tangy I only marinaded my chicken for about 5 hours...next time I will do the full eight to see if it's even better! Thanks! If anyone is worried about using 12 cloves of minced garlic-don't be. It wasn't garlicky at all...just tasty.


Reviewed on Nov. 09, 2008 by Grandmaj2u

Excellent. Works well in fry pan too...just drain well. Add some reserved marinate to cooked brown rice or make extra marinate and save a bit more. The marinate is super for adding to stir fried veggies. This is excellent cold the next day especially on a salid. IT did not tast at all Garlicky ( I used jarred garlic 6 rounded t( maybe the garlic lost some of it's clout?)


Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2008 by KWhitehead

This was fantastic! Some of the best chicken I've had in a while. The marinade made the chicken very tender. I served it with some sauteed vegetables. Delicious!

 
 
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