Honey Basil Grilled Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 2/3 cup finely chopped fresh basil
• 2/3 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounce each)
• 2 medium yellow sweet peppers
• 2 medium sweet red peppers
• vegetable oil cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 6 ingredients.
• 2 cut the peppers into 1-2" pieces.
• 3 add the chicken breasts& peppers to the honey mixture.
• 4 i put all the ingredients in a heavy-duty zip lock bag.
• 5 seal the bag and shake it until the chicken& peppers are coated with the honey mixture.
• 6 put it in the refrigerator and let it marinate for 3 hours.
• 7 turn the bag several times to make sure the chicken and the vegetables are well coated with the marinade.
• 8 take the chicken and peppers out of the marinade.
• 9 put the marinade in a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
• 10 reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce reduces a small amount.
• 11 this usually takes about 5 minutes.
• 12 spray the grill rack with cooking spray.
• 13 heat the grill to medium heat.
• 14 put the chicken on the rack and close the grill lid.
• 15 cook for 8-10 minutes.
• 16 turn the chicken and continue cooking for 8-10 minutes.
• 17 baste with the marinade during the last few minutes of cooking.
• 18 the peppers can be grilled in a grilling basket or on skewers.
• 19 the peppers will need to grill for about 5 minutes on each side.
• 20 the chicken and peppers can be cooked in your oven broiler.
• 21 place them in a single layer on the broiler pan which has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• 22 broil 5-6 inches from the heat for 10 minutes.
• 23 turn the chicken and peppers and baste with the marinade.
• 24 cook for an additional 8-10 minutes or until chicken is done.