Happy 4th of July!!If you’re thinking about grilling out this weekend and you’d like a change from hamburgers and hot dogs I have a grilled chicken recipe you may want to try. I made this this week and thought it was absolutely delicious!
Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Butter4 chicken breasts (you could use thighs too)
1 tbl. chopped garlic
1 tsp. salt, divided
1/2 tsp. pepper
8 sprigs fresh cilantro
2 tsp. grated lime peel
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 tbl. olive oil
2 tbl. fresh lime juice
Prep: In a small dish, combine garlic, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper, mash into a paste using back side of a large spoon. Add lime peel. Loosen the skin of the chicken by slipping your hand between the meat and skin. Spread a quarter of the garlic mixture and tuck 2 cilantro sprigs under the skin of each breast. In a small bowl, combine chopped cilantro, butter, oil and lime juice. Brush chicken skin lightly with mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper.
Cook: Place chicken on grill, skin side down. Brush with cilantro-butter mixture. Cover and grill 15 minutes. Turn chicken; brush with half of remaining cilantro butter. Cover and grill 10 minutes. Without turning, brush chicken with remaining cilantro butter. Cover and grill 5 minutes or until internal juices of chicken run clear. (Or inset instant-read meat thermometer in thickest part of chicken. Temperature should read 180 degrees.)
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