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Juicy, grilled Greek Lemon Garlic Chicken from foodiewithfamily.com

Big Batch Greek Lemon Garlic Chicken

Rebecca Lindamood
Flavourful, fragrant, juicy, grilled Greek Lemon Garlic Chicken is made in a big batch for eating right away and for quick meals later.

Ingredients
  

  • the juice of 3 lemons or 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice

For the Marinade:

  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 cloves of garlic peeled and minced or pressed through a garlic press
  • 2 tablespoons dried oregano or 3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the Big Batch Greek Lemon Garlic Chicken:

  • 3 to 4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced in half to make them evenly thick

Instructions
 

  • Add all of the marinade ingredients to a gallon, zipper top freezer bag. Close the bag and squish to combine the ingredients. Open the bag, fold back the top a couple of inches and add the chicken breasts or thighs. Close the bag fully and shake and squish to evenly distribute the marinade amongst the pieces of chicken. Open the corner of the bag and squeeze out as much air as possible then reseal. Place the bag in a square or rectangular pan and refrigerate for at least an hour but up to four hours. If you can, flip the bag once, halfway through marinating time.
  • Preheat a gas grill to high heat. Use tongs to take one piece of chicken at a time and lay it onto the grill. Do not move the chicken once it is in contact with the grill. After 2 minutes, use clean tongs to rotate the chicken 90 degrees. This will give your chicken lovely grill marks. After another 1 1/2 minutes, flip the chicken over and cook for 1 minute. Rotate the second side 90 degrees for the cross-hatch grill marks, grill for 1 more minute, then transfer to a rimmed plate.
  • You can serve the chicken immediately, refrigerate and use within 3 days, or freeze the cooked chicken on a sheet pan. When they are solid, wrap each breast individually in plastic wrap and transfer to a zipper top bag. For best texture and taste, use within 3 months.

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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