Lemon-Basil Buttermilk Grilled Chicken

Lemon-Basil Buttermilk Grilled Chicken – SO tender, juicy and packed full of amazing flavor!!! Buttermilk, lemon, basil, salt, onion, pepper, cayenne and chicken. We made this twice in one week! We just can’t get enough of it! Seriously some of the best grilled chicken we’ve ever made!

Lemon-Basil Buttermilk Grilled Chicken - SO tender, juicy and packed full of amazing flavor!!! Buttermilk, lemon, basil, salt, onion, pepper, cayenne and chicken. We made this twice in one week! We just can't get enough of it! Seriously some of the best grilled chicken we've ever made!

When Chris over at Nibble Me This declared his buttermilk grilled chicken marinade the best grilled chicken marinade he had ever made or tasted, I knew I better go buy some buttermilk!  I decided on a lemon basil marinade since I am growing basil and Chicken Legs loves lemon.  It turned out really great.  The chicken was very tender and juicy and tasted amazing.  Now I just need to get Chicken Legs to plant some cilantro, so I can give Chris’ marinade a whirl. 

Lemon-Basil Buttermilk Grilled Chicken - SO tender, juicy and packed full of amazing flavor!!! Buttermilk, lemon, basil, salt, onion, pepper, cayenne and chicken. We made this twice in one week! We just can't get enough of it! Seriously some of the best grilled chicken we've ever made!

grill, bbq, lemon, buttermilk, chicken
Main Dish
American
Yield: serves 4

Lemon Basil Buttermilk Grilled Chicken

prep time: 5 minscook time: 10 minstotal time: 15 mins
Lemon-Basil Buttermilk Grilled Chicken – SO tender, juicy and packed full of amazing flavor!!! Buttermilk, lemon, basil, salt, onion, pepper, cayenne and chicken. We made this twice in one week! We just can’t get enough of it! Seriously some of the best grilled chicken we’ve ever made!

ingredients:

  • ¾ cup Buttermilk
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 3 Tbsp basil, fresh chopped
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic (dried)
  • ¼ tsp onion powder
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper, ground
  • 4 large boneless chicken breasts, pounded thin

instructions:

  1. Mix all ingredients except the oil and chicken in a large ziplock bag.  Add the chicken to the marinade, cover, and marinade refrigerated for 4-24 hours.  
  2. Remove chicken from marinade and grill 10-12 minutes, until chicken is done.

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Comments

  1. Always me favorite! Grilled chicken can be my meal for centuries. I can't get enough of it.
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  2. I think the whole key behind this on is the buttermilk. We could probably put tacks and broken glass in it and it would still taste good. Okay, I might be exaggerating but buttermilk does do something great for grilled chicken.

  3. Katherine – I definitely think you could pan fry or bake this chicken. Sometimes I do a little of both – brown the chicken and then throw it in the oven for about 10 minutes to finish cooking.

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