Monday, July 30, 2012

Lemon Chicken With Fresh Parsley Sauce

Chicken:
1 lemon - zested, 1/2 juiced
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders

Sauce:
1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley (my shitty grocery store only had curly)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped shallot (about 1/2 shallot)
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (other half of the lemon juiced)

Directions
For marinade, zest the entire lemon (yellow part only, about 1 tablespoon), and place zest in a large mixing bowl. Add 1/2 lemon juiced to bowl (don't worry if seeds are also added). Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and sugar; stir to combine. Add chicken tenders; stir to coat with marinade. Set aside to marinate for at least 15 minutes.

While the chicken marinates, make the sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients in a blender. Cover and blend on medium speed until smooth, about 20-30 seconds. Set sauce aside.

Using tongs, place marinated chicken on the grill; discard marinade. Cook about 4 minutes; flip the tenders and cook an additional 3-5 minutes or until cooked through.

Serve chicken over grain of choice (I used quinoa) and spoon sauce on top.

Notes:
This was awesome. Super delicious and I'm very excited to have the leftovers tonight.
Source: http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,10000001208185,00.html

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