Dinner

Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken

Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken

Ansley Wall
@tidal_tastes

Yogurt is a great way to help tenderize chicken and lock in moisture because of the lactic acids and active bacteria it contains. It's much milder and less sour tasting than other acids like lemon juice.

00:20
PREP
00:20
COOK
00:40
Total Time

Ingredients & Directions

Directions

Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken

1 1/2 lbs
3/4 cup
plain yogurt
2-3 tablespoons
olive oil
2 cloves
garlic, minced
1 tablespoons
Italian seasoning
Zest from 1 lemon
Juice from 1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon
salt
1/2 teaspoon
pepper
1
bell pepper, grilled & chopped
1
red onion, grilled & chopped
1 cup
cherry tomatoes, halved
1
cucumber, chopped
Kalamata olives (about a handful)
2-3 ounces
feta cheese, crumbled
Basil-Dill Salad Dressing
  1. Add chicken to a large bowl with yogurt, olive oil, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, zest from 1 lemon and juice from half of the lemon along with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  2. Toss all together until chicken is evenly coated and let it marinate for at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
  3. Preheat grill to medium high and cook chicken over direct heat until it reaches the internal temperature of 165°, turning at least once during cooking time. (Approximately 6-9 minutes per side depending on thickness of chicken pieces.)
  4. If serving with grilled vegetable salad, add the bell pepper and onion to the grill at the same time as the chicken (They can be chopped and skewered to grill, use a grill pan or grill pepper whole and onion sliced and then cut and add to the salad.)
  5. While the chicken, onion and pepper is cooking on the grill, make Basil-Dill salad dressing and toss in a large bowl with grilled onion and pepper chunks, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, kalamata olives and feta cheese.
  6. Serve chicken over salad.

NOTES

*You can easily substitute boneless skinless breasts for the thighs but cooking time may vary depending on size difference.

Basil-Dill Salad Dressing

1/4 cup
olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon
fresh basil
1 tablespoon
fresh dill
Salt & pepper, to taste

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Dinner

Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken

Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken

Ansley Wall
@tidal_tastes

Yogurt is a great way to help tenderize chicken and lock in moisture because of the lactic acids and active bacteria it contains. It's much milder and less sour tasting than other acids like lemon juice.

Yield: 3-4

00:20 PREP
00:20 COOK
00:40 Total Time

Ingredients

Directions

Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken

1 1/2 lbs
3/4 cup
plain yogurt
2-3 tablespoons
olive oil
2 cloves
garlic, minced
1 tablespoons
Italian seasoning
Zest from 1 lemon
Juice from 1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon
salt
1/2 teaspoon
pepper
1
bell pepper, grilled & chopped
1
red onion, grilled & chopped
1 cup
cherry tomatoes, halved
1
cucumber, chopped
Kalamata olives (about a handful)
2-3 ounces
feta cheese, crumbled
Basil-Dill Salad Dressing
  1. Add chicken to a large bowl with yogurt, olive oil, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, zest from 1 lemon and juice from half of the lemon along with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  2. Toss all together until chicken is evenly coated and let it marinate for at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
  3. Preheat grill to medium high and cook chicken over direct heat until it reaches the internal temperature of 165°, turning at least once during cooking time. (Approximately 6-9 minutes per side depending on thickness of chicken pieces.)
  4. If serving with grilled vegetable salad, add the bell pepper and onion to the grill at the same time as the chicken (They can be chopped and skewered to grill, use a grill pan or grill pepper whole and onion sliced and then cut and add to the salad.)
  5. While the chicken, onion and pepper is cooking on the grill, make Basil-Dill salad dressing and toss in a large bowl with grilled onion and pepper chunks, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, kalamata olives and feta cheese.
  6. Serve chicken over salad.

NOTES

*You can easily substitute boneless skinless breasts for the thighs but cooking time may vary depending on size difference.

Basil-Dill Salad Dressing

1/4 cup
olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon
fresh basil
1 tablespoon
fresh dill
Salt & pepper, to taste