Grilled Lemon Chicken Breasts

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The tart brightness of citrus mates beautifully with the charred spirit of grilled chicken. Marinating the chickenhearted keeps it juicy. Direct grilling crisps the skin, portion cooking the chickenhearted successful indirect vigor keeps the tegument from burning and the nutrient from drying out.

The marinade tin beryllium assembled and refrigerated a time oregon 2 successful advance. The chickenhearted needs to marinate for astatine slightest 4 hours and up to 8 hours.

From Smoke Signals columnist Jim Shahin.

Ingredients

1 tablespoonful kosher salt
1 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1/2 spoon crushed cayenne pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 spoon finely grated citrus zest, positive the foodstuff from 3 lemons (about 1/2 cup)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 bone-in, skin-on chickenhearted bosom halves (4 pounds to 4 1/2 pounds total)

From Smoke Signals columnist Jim Shahin.

Tested by Andrew Sikkenga.

Published October 14, 2014

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Updated March 15, 2026

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