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Juicy Grilled Pastured Chicken Breast
Pastured chicken breast in a simple marinade, grilled hot and rested for juicy, tender slices.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Total
- 27 min
- Serves
- 4
Always brine your bird!
A quick salt-water soak seasons pastured chicken all the way through and helps the meat hold onto moisture as it cooks — so lean pastured birds roast up juicy and tender instead of drying out.
Get our easy chicken brineIngredients
- 4 Queen City Farm pastured boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Juice of 1 lemon
Directions
- 1
Pound the breasts to an even thickness and marinate in the oil, garlic, paprika, salt, pepper, and lemon for 20 minutes.
- 2
Heat a grill to medium-high.
- 3
Grill 5-6 minutes per side, until 165F.
- 4
Rest 5 minutes before slicing.
Notes
Farm tip: Pound to an even thickness and rest before slicing — the two keys to grilled breast that isn't dry.
Serving suggestion: Slice over salads and grain bowls or serve with grilled veg.
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Pasture-raised on our Falmouth, KY farm — order online for farm or market pickup.
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