A Betty Crocker Diabetes Cookbook shares a recipe! Dress up grilled chicken breasts with a lemon and herb marinade plus a bonus of fennel and onion.
Grilled Lemon Chicken with Fennel and Onion
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 6 bone-in chicken breast halves (about 3 lb)
- 1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 medium fennel bulbs, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices
Instructions
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Step1Place chicken in shallow glass or plastic dish. In small bowl, mix oil, lemon peel, lemon juice, oregano and salt; pour over chicken. Cover; let stand 15 minutes.
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Step2Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove chicken from marinade; reserve marinade. Brush fennel and onion with marinade.
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Step3Place chicken (skin sides down), fennel and onion on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 15 to 20 minutes, turning once and brushing frequently with marinade, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (170°F). Discard any remaining marinade.
Nutrition
390
Calories
17g
Total Fat
52g
Protein
8g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 17%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 140mg
- 47%
- Sodium
- 370mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 780mg
- 22%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 52g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 6 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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