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Grilled Herb and Lime Chicken is the perfect dish to get grilling season started. Thin chicken breasts are marinated in a herb sauce with extra sauce used for finishing the dish. This is one of the easiest summer dishes that you can pair with your favorite side dishes.

Pouring herb sauce over grilled chicken breasts

I love cooking with herbs because it’s a healthy way to incorporate a lot of fresh flavor into a dish and in this dish. The chicken is marinated for no more than 2 hours in the sauce. Anytime you have citrus in a marinade, it is best to not marinade any meat or fish for more than 2 hours because it can start to ‘cook’ the meat and the meat with turn weird.

A closeup of the grilled chicken showing the perfect grill marks

Half of the marinade is used and the other half is reserved for serving. Basil, cilantro and rosemary make this a bright and fresh sauce with a little sweetness from good honey. 

Please do not ever use a marinade that has come in contact with raw meat, always discard after use.

As you’ve seen me do many times over the past 2 + years, I like to feature entire meals in my posts, like Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Skewers with Lemongrass Vegetable Noodle Salad.  This gives you my readers, meal planning ideas and also makes for pretty and complete pictures so I’m not just posting a picture of one dish. On this occasion, I served the chicken alongside slow cooker carrots and crispy layered rosemary potatoes.

Another easy side which is also grilled, Grilled Parmesan Garlic and Basil Corn on the Cob.

A closeup showing the grated Parmesan and basil coated corn

What herbs are best for the sauce?

As you know, I like to give you options and there are those of you out there who just don’t like cilantro. No problem, use parsley instead. In fact, use any combination of herbs you like. I like mint and parsley, rosemary mint and parsley, whatever takes your fancy.

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Yield: 4

Grilled Herb and Lime Chicken

Perfectly grilled chicken with vibrant green herb sauce

Thin chicken breasts are marinated in a herb sauce with extra sauce used for finishing the dish, so easy and delicious.

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 thick or 4 thin chicken breasts
  • Small handful fresh cilantro
  • 4 large basil leaves
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • Zest and juice of 1 large lime
  • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. If using thick chicken breasts, cut them in half lengthwise to make 4 thin breasts.
  2. Add the cilantro, basil, rosemary, lime zest and juice, red wine vinegar, oil,honey salt and pepper to a blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Add the chicken breasts to a ziptop bag or bowl with a lid. Pour 1/2 of the sauce over the chicken and make sure they are coated well. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat a stovetop or outdoor grill.
  5. Grill the chicken for 3-4 minutes per side.
  6. Serve warm with the rest of the sauce.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1 chicken breast
Amount Per Serving Calories 273Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 102mgSodium 391mgCarbohydrates 14gFiber 1gSugar 12gProtein 38g

This nutrition calculation is provided by Nutronix that is only a guideline and not intended for any particular diet.

© Janette
Cuisine: American / Category: Dinner Ideas