Lemon Rosemary Chicken

Name: Lemon Rosemary Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon dried rosemary, crushed; 1 tablespoon dried thyme; 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)

A fast-to-fix overnight marinade with dried rosemary gives wonderful herb flavor to this tender chicken shared by Marcia Morgan, Chevy Chase, Maryland. The leftovers are delicious in a chicken salad and other dishes.

Ingredients

1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 tablespoon dried thyme
8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)

Directions

Combine the first five ingredients; pour half into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Cover and refrigerate reserved marinade for basting.
Drain and discard marinade. Grill chicken, uncovered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 3 minutes on each side. Baste with reserved marinade. Continue cooking for 6-8 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounce-weight: 200 calories, 8g fat (0 saturated fat), 73mg cholesterol, 64mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 27g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Rosemary Chicken in Quick Cooking May/June 1999

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Rich5139

Sep 10, 2014

Not as flavorful as the "real" lemon rosemary chicken
lferris1

Jun 10, 2012

How is it Lemon Rosemary Chicken, when there are NO LEMONS USED?
kristen_ekhoff

Dec 11, 2011

Instead of grilling, I sauteed the chicken in a little butter; it was very good. I made a cranberry-orange dipping sauce to accompany them.