Grilled Persian Chicken Breasts

Name: Grilled Persian Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Persian Plateau & Isfahan
Ingredients: 1 medium lemon; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper; 0.25 tsp turmeric; 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

Chicken and lemon grilled and spiced with cinnamon and turmeric.

24 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 14 min · 24 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Juice lemon; combine juice with oil, cinnamon, salt, pepper and turmeric in large heavy-duty resealable plastic food storage bag.
2
Gently kneed ingredients in bag to mix thoroughly; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat thoroughly.
3
Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Remove chicken from marinade and gently shake to remove excess.
240 min
4
Discard remaining marinade. Grill chicken 5 to 7 minutes per side or until chicken is no longer pink in center.
7 min