Cilantro and Lemon Chicken
Hope you enjoyed the weekend. Did you fire up the grill? We sure did. We tend to barbecue alot. My neighbors probably think we’ve done lost my minds when they see DH grillin’ in some really cold temperatures. We’re Californians at heart so we grill whenever the urge strikes which is almost year round.
My favorite BBQ chicken recipe by far is this one. So easy, and oh so very yummy.
Cilantro and Lemon Chicken
- 4- halved chicken breasts (bone in, skin on)
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1- 1/5 tablespoons salt (This may seem like a lot. It is, but someone once said the secret to barbeque chicken is lots of salt. This always stuck with me but I don’t recall who said it)
- 1 cup of chopped cilantro
- 2 lemons (one sliced one squeezed)
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- Place chicken breasts in a large pan. pour olive oil over chicken, add salt, pepper, cilantro, and lemon juice. Using your hands, work the ingredients into the chicken and between skin. Place some of the chopped cilantro and 1 or 2 slices of lemon between the skin. Let marinade over night.
- When grilling, don’t rush the chicken. Allow to cook on low to medium heat until golden. Just remember when grilling, cook LOW and SLOW- a quote from grill master, Bobby Flay. Cooking time will depend on your grill. This could take anywhere from 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- The meal isn’t complete unless you have corn on the cob or grilled veggies. I like asparagus and bell peppers. You know what else is yummy grilled? Eggplant! Instead of placing the the corn directly on the grill, wrap the corn individually in foil-add salt and a pat of butter then wrap.
- For the grilled veggies, sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper and you’re good to grill.
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It all looks amazing!! Hope you had a wonderful memorial day.
omg!!!!! that looks amazingly deelish! so glad you were able to enjoy a nice memorial weekend bbq!
okay. this looks too amazing. so healthy, tasty and perfect for a summer day!
perfect for the start of june
xo Alison
Looks similar to what we did this weekend – well at least the cookout part
This recipe looks so yummy – we meant to have corn…but we forgot about it and it ended up being our dessert 
ohmy! my mouth is watering!
we certainly did fire up the grill at my in laws home this weekend!!! my brother in law made 2 different kinds of chicken and we still have leftovers, yum!!
I’m bookmarking this recipe and will give it a try later. My Hubby loves BBQ..TFS!
Wow, this sounds great! I’ll have to try it sometime.
This just screams summer. Lovely photos. Happy SITS day!
I so need to get a grill. Being from Texas, we put cilantro on EVERYTHING! YUM!
This chicken looks DELICIOUS! I am definitely going to try it!!!
Oh my goodness, this looks delicious!! I can’t wait to make this! Congrats on your SITS day, have a good week!!
Hi! Popping over from http://www.southernmomentum.com. This recipe looks awesome… I love anything with cilantro. Would you mind if I posted this recipe in our “Good Eats” section on my site? I think this is a great (uncomplicated) one for busy moms! Lmk. Good to visit again… I just love your site & oh my gosh, happy sits day! I’m still waiting for mine!
Hi Stephanie. I’d be honored if you posted this on southern momentum.
Yum – this is a perfect summer meal. Going to put it on our menu for next week.