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    Basil Lime Chicken

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    Grilled chicken on a square plate, garnished with lime slices. A small clear glass cup of Dijon basil lime dipping sauce is on the plate. Text Basil Lime Chicken add salt & serve formerly menus4moms

    Tasty marinade with basil, lime, and dijon mustard is the base for this delicious grilled chicken. This version of Basil Lime Chicken makes enough for a meal with extra to stock your freezer with cooked chicken for quick meal prep. The chicken needs to marinate in the tasty Dijon lime marinade overnight, so be sure to plan ahead.

    Grilled chicken on a square plate, garnished with lime slices. A small clear glass cup of Dijon basil lime dipping sauce is on the plate.

    This recipe is a great way to prepare chicken for dinner and have extra to freeze for later use in such recipes as Crunchy Chicken Slaw Salad, Sandy’s Easy Cashew Chicken, or Cheddary Chicken and Broccoli, or any of our recipes using cooked chicken. The recipe is written so that you use one pound of your chicken tonight and slice or cube the remaining chicken, freezing in 1 pound portions for later use.

     

    Grilled chicken on a square plate, garnished with lime slices. A small clear glass cup of Dijon basil lime dipping sauce is on the plate.

    Basil Lime Chicken

    Tasty marinade with basil, lime, and dijon mustard is the base for delicious grilled Basil Lime Chicken. It's perfect for stocking your freezer with cooked chicken for quick meal prep. The chicken needs to marinate overnight, so be sure to plan ahead.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Marinating time 12 hrs
    Total Time 12 hrs 25 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16 servings
    Calories 233

    Ingredients
      

    • ¾ cup lime juice
    • ½ cup oil
    • ½ cup Dijon mustard
    • ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
    • ½ cup soy sauce
    • ¼ cup green onions, chopped
    • ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped (or 1 ½ tablespoon dried basil)
    • 4 cloves garlic, minced
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 4 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
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    Instructions

    • Mix all ingredients except chicken together thoroughly in a small bowl. Reserve ¼ cup for basting and ¼ cup separately for serving; refrigerate.
    • Marinate chicken in remaining marinade overnight.
    • Grill over medium heat about 5 minutes, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.
    • Flip chicken and baste again. Continue to cook until juices run clear.
    • Divide chicken and serve ¼ for the meal and chop ¾ for the freezer.
    • Drizzle the marinade you reserved for dipping over the chicken you are serving, or just serve the marinade as a dipping sauce.

    Notes

    If your chicken breasts are thick, you may want to butterfly them by cutting them in half lengthwise like a filet, which allows for more even cooking.
    Serve one pound of chicken for dinner and chop the remaining chicken and divide into 3 portions to stock your freezer.
    Adapted from Basil Lime Chicken at GoodenessGracious.com.

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 233 calCarbohydrates: 4 gProtein: 27 gFat: 12 gSodium: 779 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 1 g
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    Posted by Mary Ann on August 10, 2013; Updated on September 16, 2021Filed Under: Bulk Cooking/Freezer Cooking Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Grill Recipes, Recipes Using Planned Leftovers

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