Grilled Lemon Chicken with Parsley Sauce

Grilled Lemon Chicken with Parsley Sauce is a light and healthy dish that tastes like summer.  Plus it’s a great way to use some of the parsley that may be taking over your herb garden!  The lemon in the chicken is subtle and fresh tasting, which serves as a nice contrast to the tangy parsley sauce.  The marinade is quick and easy to make, using simple ingredients, and then pop the chicken in the refrigerator until you’re ready to grill.  As with any citrus marinade, it acts quickly so can be grilled within 15 minutes.  I’ve also let the chicken marinate overnight, and that works fine too.  For the parsley sauce, I just toss everything in my Magic Bullet (which I love any excuse to use!), and it’s done in a minute.  Easy! 

Grilled Lemon Chicken with Parsley Sauce

 

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Yields: 4 servings

Ingredients

• Chicken:
• zest of 1 lemon (about 1 tablespoon)
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken tenders or breasts (4 4-ounce breasts)
• Sauce:
• ⅔ cup parsley
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped shallot
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions

1. Prepare marinade: In a bowl, whisk together zest, juice, oil, garlic, salt, pepper and sugar until combined.
2. Put chicken in a Ziploc bag and pour marinade over chicken. Shake to coat and put in the refrigerator to marinate until ready to use (at least 15 minutes to overnight).
3. Prepare sauce: In a blender, add parsley, oil, shallot, vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, and juice. Blend until smooth (about 1 minute).
4. Preheat grill. Place chicken on grill (discard marinade) and cook chicken on 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until thoroughly cooked.
5. Serve chicken with a drizzle of sauce and garnish as desired. (Store any leftover marinade in the refrigerator).

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Adapted from Health, July, 2006