Let me tell you about the juiciest most flavorful marinated grilled chicken breast ever…
The recipe just so happens to be from my dear friend Phi’s new cookbook, Fast & Easy Five-Ingredient Recipes: A Cookbook for Busy People! The cookbook comes out on July 19th, but you can pre-order your copy today!
Phi’s cookbook is devoted to helping busy people cook fast and easy meals (aka basically everyone needs this). It’s truly one of the best cookbooks for people who are busy bees or aren’t as familiar in the kitchen as they’d like to be. The recipes are also budget-friendly, because each only involve a few simple ingredients. Winning in all categories right there.
I’ve known Phi for a few years now and was so honored when she sent me an advanced copy of her cookbook. We first met back when she held a retreat here in Chicago. Phi is someone who lights up the room with her generosity, kindness and ambition. I’m so proud of her for creating this cookbook all on her own and couldn’t say enough lovely things about it — even if I tried.
Okay, but really it is FANTASTIC.
I’m incredibly excited to try out a few recipes on Tony including: Chicken Couscous Avocado Salad, Turkey Taco Salad, Strawberries and Cream Tartlets and the Spicy Breakfast Hash. Don’t those all sound lovely? And they only take 5 ingredients? *face lights up with excitement*
I decided to try out Phi’s 5-Ingredient recipe for Lemon Yogurt Marinated Chicken. Phi’s recipe calls for cooking it in the skillet, but it’s summer time, so I threw the chicken on my new Fuego grill and they came out absolutely perfect. I am forever in love.
Pair this marinated grilled chicken with these healthy recipes:
Mediterranean Chickpea Pesto Salad
Shredded Brussels Sprouts & Kale Salad
Dad’s Dilly Cucumber Greek Yogurt Salad
Be sure to head to Phi’s blog and say hello! And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of cookbook here!
Ambitious Kitchen
Cookbook
125 Ridiculously Good For You, Sometimes Indulgent, and Absolutely Never Boring Recipes for Every Meal of the Day
5-Ingredient Lemon Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
- Juice of 1/2 large lemon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons Mediterranean spiced sea salt (*or your own homemade blend -- see notes)
- 1 1/4 pounds chicken breasts (about 5 - small 4 oz chicken breasts)
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, olive oil, yogurt and mediterranean spiced sea salt and stir. Add the chicken breasts and stir so that the chicken is covered in the marinade. Place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes (or up to an hour).
- Preheat grill to medium high and lightly oil the grate.
- Shake off extra marinade on the chicken and place on grill, cooking 6-8 minutes per side, until juices run clear and chicken in no longer pink. Season with black pepper and salt, to taste. Discard the excess marinade.
- Serve with salad, potatoes or anything of your choice!
This looks absolutely delicious! It might only be 7 in the morning here, but I’m already ready for dinner now 😉
Yu-uh-UM! This is definitely going on my future dinners menu!
THANK YOU A MILLION, no, a BAZILLION times for this incredible post and for sharing one of the recipes from my cookbook. I literally have chills because of your kind words. This yogurt marinated chicken is one of my faves – I’ve been making it for years, it goes so great with all sorts of sides (I’ve made your Mediterranean chic pea salad a bunch of times, and this chicken would be perfect with it!) Now can we talk about the GORGEOUS photos? GAH, I’m just SO IN LOVE with everything about this post. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!
I want to put this in all my salads!
I always love to hear “juicy and flavorful” after the word chicken – that just sounds amazing! That marinade sounds so good. Lemon is the best on chicken! Thank you for sharing 🙂
This looks amazing! I wish we had a grill!!!
I bought a grill pan for my stove top for a very inexpensive price. I have tiny grill for outside but it’s so humid in the summer here, I’ve never used it.
INSANE. This cookbook has produced one of the most beautiful chicken recipes ever–you’ve recreated it so beautifully! 😀
Simple ingredients and easy, Delicious!!!!! Would eat it again!
So freaking good. I roasted it in the oven as I don’t have a grill, worked great. Thanks!
PLEASE include nutrition information for your recipes.
Is it ok to use this marinade with fish?
do you use boneless skinless chicken breasts
Yes!
Need healthy recipes as this one
recipes look healthy
Can I marinade thighs all day?
Yes!
this looks delicious! can you tell me how I would cook it in an oven? Could I use boneless skinless thighs? Thanks!
This is still my favorite go-to chicken recipe! I add the garlic and dijon mustard per your suggestion and it is amazing. I love to serve it with your chopped chickpea Greek salad (I add quinoa). Perfect summer meal!
Amazing! So happy to hear that!
Sooo Yummy!!!
Glad you enjoyed!
Can you marinate more than an hour?
Absolutely!
yes
I made this recipe last night. My husband and I loved it. Next time I might add some fresh cilantro in the marinade I did pound the chicken breast to about 1/2 inch thickness so that they would marinade and grill evenly. Definitely a keeper.
Perfect! Great idea to add some fresh herbs, too 🙂
This was delicious and SO easy! I mixed in the dijon and garlic per the suggestion at the end of the recipe and made my own mediterrarian salt. The whole receipe took like 5 min to throw together and then easy to grill up. Huge win for easy and yummy weeknight dinner!
So easy and delish!!