chicken recipes

Grilled Chicken Breast With Garlic Lemon Marinade


chicken, marinade, poultry

6 chicken breast halves
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic; minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice; strained
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin; optional
1/2 teaspoon salt

Place chicken in shallow dish. Combine all ingredients, pour over both sides of chicken. Cover and refrigerate, fish up to 2 hours and chicken overnight if you wish. Grill covered or grill about 10 minutes each side until done, serve immediately. Variation: Garlic-herb marinade for chicken or fish: Prepare marinade as above, omitting cumin and using only 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Add 1 teaspoon dried leaf thyme or 1 teaspoon oregano and 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary.