Description
The best grilled chicken! Made with the easiest marinade, packed with so much flavor (great make-ahead recipe too). So juicy and so tender!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
- 1 shallot (diced)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
Instructions
- Combine Marinade: In a small bowl, combine maple syrup, soy sauce, 2 tablespoons olive oil, shallot, rosemary, lemon juice, Dijon and garlic; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Marinate: In a gallon size Ziploc bag, combine maple syrup mixture and chicken; marinate for at least 30 minutes to overnight, turning the bag occasionally. Drain the chicken from the marinade, discarding the marinade.
- Preheat: Preheat grill to medium high heat.
- Grill: Brush chicken with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add chicken to grill, and cook, turning occasionally, until chicken is completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 10 minutes.
- Serve: Serve immediately, garnished with rosemary, if desired.
Notes
For the juiciest chicken, let the meat rest for at least 5 minutes prior to serving. If you don’t have an outdoor grill, a cast iron grill pan is a great alternative.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 610 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 36 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg