Grilled lemon-oregano chicken with shaved fennel salad
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Total time: 2 hr • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
Serve a zesty grilled chicken alongside a crisp fennel salad for a one-dish meal that has a 30 minute hands-on time. A simple marinade of lemon, oregano, garlic and oil adds big flavor to the grilled chicken. The marinade then doubles as a dressing for the fennel salad. You’ll need two large lemons to yield the zest and juice needed for this recipe. Fennel has a mild flavor that becomes sweeter when grilled. When selecting fennel, look for bulbs that are firm and also compact. Garnish with sliced lemon.
Ingredients
Lemon zest
3½ tsp, grated (plus extra for garnish)
Fresh lemon juice
⅓ cup(s)
Garlic
6 clove(s), peeled, smashed
Fresh oregano
½ cup(s), loosely packed, coarsely chopped
Extra virgin olive oil
4 tsp
Kosher salt
1½ tsp, or to taaste
Black pepper
½ tsp, or to taste
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast
2 pound(s), (eight 4-oz pieces)
Olive oil cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Uncooked fennel bulb
2 medium, with fronds
Lemon
2 item(s), large, cut in halves or wedges (optional)
Instructions
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Place 1 Tbsp lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, 2 tsp oil, salt and pepper in a large shallow glass dish or bowl. Pound chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, wax paper or parchment paper, to a uniform ½ inch thickness; add to mixture. Stir and spoon marinade over chicken; cover and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerate for 2 hours.
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Meanwhile, cut fennel bulbs into ¼-inch slices, leaving root end intact; coarsely chop and reserve fronds. Place fennel slices in a mixing bowl and add remaining ½ tsp zest and remaining 2 tsp oil; gently toss to coat and then season with salt and pepper, if desired.
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Coat grill or grill pan with cooking spray; heat to medium-high. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Grill chicken until lightly browned and cooked through, flipping once, 3-5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a cutting board; let rest 5 minutes.
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While chicken rests, grill fennel until lightly charred and tender, flipping once, 2-3 minutes per side. Serve chicken with grilled fennel, sprinkled with reserved fronds and lemon wedges, if desired.
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Serving size: 3 oz chicken, 1/8 of fennel
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