Moist, grilled chicken has never been easier! Skip the brine, and opt for buttermilk chicken instead.
Grilled Buttermilk Honey Herb Chicken
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 40 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lb)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
Instructions
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Step1In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix chicken breasts and buttermilk. Seal, removing as much air as possible. Place bag in large bowl; refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
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Step2Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove chicken from bag, and pat dry with paper towels; discard buttermilk. Brush chicken with melted butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Step3Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 15 to 20 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).
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Step4Drizzle chicken with honey; top with parsley and basil. Serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition
280
Calories
12g
Total Fat
38g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 27%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 39%
- Sodium
- 450mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 350mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 38g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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