No need to marinate chicken. Flavour it up after grilling with our easy basil-caesar sauce.
Lemony chicken with creamy basil sauce
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PREP TIME
10 min
Makes
6 servings
* PLUS Grilling Time: 12 minutes
Andreas Trauttmansdorff
Ingredients
- 1 large lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves , minced
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt and pepper
- 6 skinless, bonelss chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup creamy caesar dressing
- 1 large tomato
- 1 green onion , sliced
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Oil grill and heat barbecue to medium. Finely grate 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon peel into a large bowl. Squeeze in 1/4 cup (50 mL) juice from lemon. Stir in oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Add chicken and turn to coat. Let stand while preparing sauce.
- For sauce, pour dressing into a small bowl. Cut tomato in half. Squeeze out and discard seeds. Coarsely chop. Stir into dressing with onion and basil.
- Place chicken on grill. Save any oil mixture in bowl. Barbecue, covered, 6 minutes, then baste with saved mixture. Discard any remaining mixture. Turn chicken and continue to barbecue, covered, until chicken feels springy when pressed, 6 to 8 minutes. Place on a platter. Spoon basil-caesar sauce overtop or serve on the side. Excellent with a spinach-and-red onion salad.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 208,
- Protein
- 31.1 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 3.3 g,
- Fat
- 7.2 g,
- Fibre
- 0.6 g,
- Sodium
- 315 mg.
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