Chicken with orange and basil gremolata
5
Points®
Total time: 3 hr 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Infused with citrus, basil, and spices, this chicken is a flavorful addition to your warm-weather menus. With its bright and bold flavor, the gremolata is the star element of this grilled entrée and it gives the finished dish a fancy appearance even though it’s super simple to make. If you don’t want to fire up the grill, you can bake the chicken in a large shallow baking dish at 400°F for about 45 minutes. Using cinnamon sticks instead of ground cinnamon gives the chicken just a hint of spice. If you don’t have a cinnamon stick, you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
Ingredients
Orange
1 large
Orange juice
1.5 cup(s)
Fresh lemon juice
0.25 cup(s)
Fresh basil
0.5 cup(s)
Fresh basil
0.25 cup(s)
Garlic
2 small clove(s)
Cooking spray
1 spray(s)
Table salt
0.5 tsp
Cinnamon stick
2 item(s)
Cayenne pepper
0.125 tsp
Uncooked skinless boneless chicken thigh
30 oz
Orange zest
1 tsp
Instructions
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1 Combine orange zest strips and juice, lemon juice, 1/2 cup sliced basil, 1 garlic clove, the cinnamon, and cayenne in large zip-close plastic bag; add chicken. Squeeze out air and seal bag; turn to coat chicken. Refrigerate, turning bag occasionally, at least 3 hours or up to overnight.
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2 Meanwhile, spray grill rack with nonstick spray. Preheat grill to medium or prepare medium fire.
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3 Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken with salt. Place chicken on grill rack and grill, turning often, until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
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4 To make gremolata, stir together remaining 1 garlic clove, remaining 1/4 cup chopped basil, and the grated orange zest in small bowl. Transfer chicken to platter and sprinkle with gremolata.
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Serving size: 1 chicken thigh
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