You don’t need expensive ingredients to prepare a flavorful and delicious chicken dish. The trick is to marinate the chicken ahead of time so that the lemon and spices infuse the meat. Serve with pasta, rice, or cauliflower rice.
Ingredients
Juice of 2 lemons
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon salt
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
4 lemon slices (optional)
Instructions
- Combine lemon juice, olive oil, lemon pepper, basil, oregano, and salt in a resealable gallon-size plastic bag. Add chicken breasts to bag and shake to coat. Marinate in the fridge at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours.
- Heat a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet; discard marinade. Cook 6 to 7 minutes on each side. Temperature of chicken should be 165 degrees using an instant-read thermometer.
- Garnish with parsley and lemon slices, if desired.
Yield
Serves 4-6
Prep time
5 minutes
Cook time
20 minutes
Total time
25 minutes
Nutrition
- Calories
- 350 calories
- Carbohydrates
- 2g
- Fat
- 13g
- Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 53g
- Saturated fat
- 2g
- Sodium
- 360mg
- Sugar
- 1g
