Garlic and Mint Chicken Breasts
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Serve these zesty, mint-marinated grilled chicken breasts with hot cooked couscous or your favorite rice pilaf. The reduced-sodium soy sauce in the marinade helps flavor the chicken without adding salt.


Garlic and Mint Chicken Breasts

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Ingredients
  • 4 
    skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 pounds total)
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  • 1/2  cup
    fresh mint leaves
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  • 1  tablespoon
    lemon juice
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  • 1  tablespoon
    olive oil
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  • 1  tablespoon
    reduced-sodium soy sauce
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  • 4  cloves
    garlic
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  • 1  teaspoon
    chili powder
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    ground black pepper
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    Hot cooked couscous (optional)
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    Grilled whole green onions* (optional)
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    Fresh mint leaves (optional)
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Directions
1.
Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag set in a shallow dish.
2.
In a blender, combine the 1/2 cup mint leaves, the lemon juice, oil, soy sauce, garlic, chili powder, and pepper. Cover and blend until smooth; pour over chicken. Seal bag; turn to coat chicken. Marinate chicken in refrigerator for 4 to 24 hours.
3.
Drain chicken, discarding marinade. Place chicken on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill for 12 to 15 minutes or until tender and no longer pink (170 degree F), turning once. If desired, serve over hot cooked couscous. If desired, serve with grilled green onions and garnish with additional mint leaves. Makes 4 servings.

Test Kitchen Tip
To grill green onions, place them on the edge of the grill with the chicken for the last 2 minutes of the grilling time.
Nutrition information
Calories 202, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 82 mg, Sodium 229 mg, Carbohydrate 2 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 34 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Exchanges: Fat 1. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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