Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken

This simple Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken with fresh herbs is a mouthwatering, flavorful recipe that's ideal for weeknight family meals and large weekend barbecues.

I've always been about the simple, easy, delicious meals, but this summer I've become almost fanatical about it. I refuse to waste my time shopping for extra ingredients I don't already have on hand. One more trip to the store or farmer's market? No thank you. Enter this simple Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken.

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• 🌟 What makes this chicken dish amazing
• 🛒 Ingredient notes
• ✅ Step-by-step instructions
• ❓Recipe FAQs
• 🍽 What to serve with this chicken
• 🍷 Best wine pairings for this chicken dish
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• Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken

🌟 What makes this chicken dish amazing

This is one of those delicious dishes that may soon find its way into your regular dinner rotation. Here are just a few reasons why:

Quick: this lemon pepper chicken takes less than 30 minutes to make from start to finish!

Simple ingredients: it uses ingredients you probably already have on hand or are easy to get. No trips to specialty food markets!

Healthy: The skinless chicken is low in calories but this dish doesn't sacrifice any flavor.

🛒 Ingredient notes

The best recipes start with simple, fresh ingredients. For this simple grilled lemon pepper chicken, I use:

Skinless chicken breasts - While I love crispy skin on bone-in chicken, the flavors in this dish come through even better with skinless chicken breasts.

Fresh rosemary - If you have a garden, rosemary is an easy-to-grow, hardy herb that goes great in a lot of dishes. And it's easy to find at most grocery stores as well.

Fresh thyme - Using fresh over dried thyme really enhances the herby flavor of this dish.

Cracked black pepper - I use a generous serving of pepper to ensure it's seasoned well.

✅ Step-by-step instructions

1. Generously season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then add the herbs, lemon juice, olive oil, and seasoned chicken to a large ziplock bag. Marinade for at least 30 minutes, preferably 1-2 hours. You can also marinade the chicken overnight.
2. Once you're ready to cook the chicken, get the grill heated to medium-high (about 400 degrees), and grill each chicken breast for 5-7 minutes on each side.

3. Grilling Tip: if you want the fancy grill marks everyone loves, try to only turn the chicken once on each side. Or, for a criss-cross design, turn 45 degrees to finish off the grill time on each chicken. That's it!

❓Recipe FAQs

🍽 What to serve with this chicken

To make a complete meal out of this dish, try serving it with Rosemary Roasted Glazed Carrots, Corn with Basil Lime Butter, or Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Apples.

🍷 Best wine pairings for this chicken dish

I pair this chicken dish with a bright Sauvignon Blanc. The citrus flavors in this wine help bring out the bright acidity of the lemon and the savory herbs in the chicken.

You can also pair this with a stainless steel (unoaked) Chardonnay, like my favorite: Stoller Family Estate Chardonnay.

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