Grilled lemon chicken makes a great summer meal paired with rice and a salad The chicken only needs to marinate for 20 minutes
Prep Time
20 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
45 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine lemon juice
olive oil
Dijon mustard
garlic
red bell pepper
salt
and pepper together in a bowl. Set aside 1/4 cup of the marinade to use for basting. Place chicken breasts in the bowl and stir to coat. Marinate at least 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
Remove chicken from marinade and shake off excess; discard the remaining marinade in the bowl. Cook chicken on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the center
about 6 to 8 minutes per side
basting occasionally with the reserved marinade. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).