This is the BEST grilled chicken breast you will ever taste in your life. Healthy, easy and quick to make… It’s Weight Watchers friendly with only 6 smart points per serving!
These chicken breasts are juicy, tender, and earthy flavor everyone begs for again and again.
Chicken is one of the easiest things to fall flat on the grill. It can be dry, rubbery, and inedible- but it doesn’t need to be! This recipe for perfect, juicy, never-dry chicken couldn’t be any easier. We’re using a few simple ingredients you probably already have on hand to make sure your chicken doesn’t dry out on the grill- it’s still perfect and flavorful!
Boneless skinless chicken breasts are pretty much a staple in our weeknight dinner routine, and 90% of the time, we end up grilled them on a cast iron grill, and sometimes we bake them in the oven. I must confess that I make often grilled chicken breasts for our weeknight dinner because of these grilled chicken breast and sooo easy and quick to make… It takes less than 30 minutes to get your dinner on the table.
We loved all the flavors! These chicken breasts have never disappointed us. Sometimes I double the recipe for leftovers during the week.
This grilled chicken can be perfect for these spring days that are coming… but you don´t need excuses because as I said you can do inside your kitchen…
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The secret for this juicy grilled chicken breast is the marinade. This marinade never fails thanks to this special seasoning: Olive oil, lemon, lime, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, paprika, salt, black pepper, and a little Dijon mustard is all it takes to produce some of the best chicken
Cook them the wrong way and you’ll end up with a dry, rubbery, tough, and flavorless disaster. But cooked the right way?! We’re talkin’ juicy, tender, flavorful, perfectly baked chicken breasts that you will love.
To make this baked chicken breasts recipe, you will need:
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Olive oil
- Salt: An essential ingredient in our brine, and also to season the chicken.
- Seasonings: I included a blend of sweet paprika, garlic powder, salt and black pepper in the recipe below, which is super-simple and goes with just about anything. But feel free to sub in any dry seasoning blend that you prefer.
- Worcestershire sauce
- Lemon and lime juice
- Dijon mustard
How to make the best grilled chicken breast
You can use a charcoal grill, gas grill, or the amazing cast iron (grill) pan that I used for these.
- Combine all ingredients in a large ziplock bag.
- Add chicken to the bag and place the closed ziplock bag in a large bowl and put in the fridge.
- Marinade for at least 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the grill to medium. Drop the temperature down to medium-low and place chicken on the grill and cook for 5-8 minutes per side.
You must let your grilled chicken breasts rest before cutting into them — a tip which applies to cooking any meat, really. If you cut in right away, you will lose all of the amazing juices and some of the tenderness that we’re going for. But if you give chicken breasts a rest, it will finish cooking and lock in all of those delicious juices, resulting in the most tender and juicy and delicious grilled chicken.
I recommend loosely tenting a sheet of aluminum foil over the pan to keep the heat in while the chicken rests. And then after 5-10 minutes, you can finally serve and enjoy your perfectly-cooked chicken breasts. I serve these chicken breast with a mix of sautéed veggies (spinach, cherry tomatoes, red and yellow peppers).
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 minutes |
| Passive Time | 25 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 3.5 ounces chicken breast
- 1 lime juice
- 1/2 lemon juice
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
Ingredients
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- Combine all ingredients in a large ziplock bag.
- Add chicken to the bag and place the closed ziplock bag in a large bowl and put in the fridge.
- Marinade for at least 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the grill to medium. Drop the temperature down to medium-low and place chicken on the grill and cook for 5-8 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.
I do not add any extra salt to my chicken marinade because salt will dry the chicken out. ALWAYS salt the chicken AFTER you grill it to ensure. It will need a good bit of salt after it is done.
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 205 | Total Fat: 17 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 29 mg | Total Carbohydrate: 10 g | Sugars: 2 g | Protein: 12 g | Weight Watchers: 6 smart points
You are reading this post, you are probably interested in trying the Weight Watchers Diet. As a beginner, you might struggle with planning your diet in advance. Just get yourself this 14-Day WW Freestyle Diet Meal Plan created for busy people, and never worry about what will be your next meal tomorrow!
