italian grilled chicken

Grilled Lemon Oregano Chicken with Salmoriglio Sauce is a twist on the authentic Chicken Salmoriglio which is a quintessential Southern Italian dish.

Grilled Lemon Oregano Chicken + Salmoriglio Sauce

chicken

lemon

lemons juice of one lemon (reserve second lemon

garlic (finely minced)

oregano

salt (kosher (see note))

tsp pepper (course ground)

olive oil (extra virgin)

tbsp honey

tbsp oregano (fresh, leaves only, chopped plus more for garnish)

Place juice of one lemon, lemon zest, olive oil, dried oregano, honey, garlic, salt, pepper in a small bowl and whisk until fully combined. Set aside.

Salmoriglio

Trim chicken if necessary.

Carefully cut slices into the chicken pieces.  This will allow for the marinade to penetrate into the chicken.

Place chicken in large, zip top bag. Give the sauce a good whisk and place half of the marinade in the bag with the chicken.

Zip the top closed and gently shake the chicken so the marinade covers chicken fully.

Marinate for 2-3 hours.

Prepare chicken to marinate

Preheat grill on medium heat.

Once the chicken has marinaded, remove chicken pieces from bag.

Discard any marinade that remains.

Place chicken on preheated grill. Also two lemon halves that were reserved. Cut side down.

Lemon halves should be grilled about 10 minutes until they have grill marks and have softened.

Grill chicken about 5 minutes on each side and continue to turn every 5 minutes until fully cooked and internal temperature is 165º.  (cooking times vary- bone in takes longer, boneless cooks faster)

Remove from grill.

Grilling chicken

To the reserved sauce, add chopped fresh Oregano and mix well.

On a platter, arrange Arugula and place grilled chicken pieces on top.

Squeeze grilled lemon halves onto the chicken.

Spoon Salmoriglio onto the chicken.

Garnish with more fresh oregano and serve.

How to serve Grilled Lemon Oregano Chicken with Salmoriglio Sauce

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chicken breast

extra virgin olive oil

red wine vinegar

garlic (minced)

tsp smoked paprika

tsp salt

tsp black pepper

basil leaves

thyme

Pat dry chicken breast with paper towels.

Separately herbs into individual leaves or small twigs. Bring together olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, smoked paprika, salt, black pepper, fresh basil, oregano, and thyme in a large ziplock bag. Mix to combine.

Add chicken breasts to ziplock bag, and massage to coat marinade all over chicken breasts. Seal bag.

Refrigerate bag for at least 6 hours or up to 24 hours to marinade.

Fire up grill to medium heat. Grease grill grates with a neutral oil.

Once grill is hot, place chicken breasts on grill grates over fire. Brush marinade on top of the chicken. Cover grill and let it cook for a few minutes until golden brown on the bottom.

Flip chicken breast, brush marinade on the other side, and cover to cook for another few minutes.

Open grill cover to check internal temperature. Once internal temperature of the thickest part of the chicken breast reaches 165℉, remove chicken promptly.

Let chicken rest at room temperature for a few minutes. Serve and enjoy!

We made this last night for my in-laws and served it with some roasted potatoes and salad.  It was perfect.  The chicken breasts have great flavor and are super moist.  We'll be making this again!

My husband absolutely loved this grilled chicken! The marinade was easy and had so much flavor.

We LOVED this tasty marinade! Made a little extra to drizzle on our salad! YUM!

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