Lemony chicken with creamy basil sauce
5
- Prep Time10 min
- Total Time10 min
- Makes6 servings
Andreas Trauttmansdorff
Ingredients
1 large lemon
2 tbsp olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt and pepper
6 skinless, bonelss chicken breasts
1/4 cup creamy caesar dressing
1 large tomato
1 green onion, sliced
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
Instructions
Oil grill and heat barbecue to medium. Finely grate 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon peel into a large bowl. Squeeze in 1/4 cup (50 mL) juice from lemon. Stir in oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Add chicken and turn to coat. Let stand while preparing sauce.
For sauce, pour dressing into a small bowl. Cut tomato in half. Squeeze out and discard seeds. Coarsely chop. Stir into dressing with onion and basil.
Place chicken on grill. Save any oil mixture in bowl. Barbecue, covered, 6 minutes, then baste with saved mixture. Discard any remaining mixture. Turn chicken and continue to barbecue, covered, until chicken feels springy when pressed, 6 to 8 minutes. Place on a platter. Spoon basil-caesar sauce overtop or serve on the side. Excellent with a spinach-and-red onion salad.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 208, Protein 31.1g, Carbohydrates 3.3g, Fat 7.2g, Fibre 0.6g, Sodium 315mg.
No need to marinate chicken. Flavour it up after grilling with our easy basil-caesar sauce.
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