Basil Chicken
Author: Kristen Barkley
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Serves: 4
Chicken with simple, but great, flavor from fresh basil, garlic, salt and pepper.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breast, skin-on
- ½ c Fresh Basil
- 3 T Minced Garlic
- 1 T Salt
- 1 T Ground Pepper
- ¼ c Olive Oil
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix garlic, basil and oil. Add additional oil if necessary.
- Smear the mixture on both sides of the chicken breasts being careful to leave the skins intact. Sprinkle both sides with a small amount of salt and pepper. (The chicken may be allowed to marinate for up to 6 hours if desired.)
- Over a medium fire, place chicken skin side down to crisp skin, about 8-10 minutes. Watch the temperature to make sure they do not burn. We leave the tenderloin on our chicken breasts so they are fairly thick – if you are doing the same, close the cover for a few minutes to raise the heat. Flip the breasts over and cook for another 6-8 minutes, again with the cover closed part of the time to have the grill function as an oven. (If your chicken breasts are not thick, the cover should be left open.
- Note: If you are not comfortable telling when meat is done, pull one off and slice into a thick part to make sure there is no pink. They will sit after they come off the grill and will cook a bit on your platter so do not leave on too long.
- Remove the chicken from the heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving
