An easy and quick chicken recipe to put together for those busy week days !!!Now who doesn’t want to get a healthy, delicious complete meal ready in a jiffy on weekdays, right ? This is one such recipe which can be put together real quick and can be paired with grilled veggies and a carb of your choice for a quick nutritious and delicious meal. Gluten free and kid approved ! This is one of those constant recipes on my menu, something kids ask for. When they ask for it you know it’s good !!! ( Check the notes section for making the recipe Paleo or Whole30 compliant )

Ingredients

2 lbs Chicken breast pieces
1/3 cup Plain yogurt ( 3 tbsps coconut or non dairy yogurt for paleo )
2 large cloves Minced garlic ( or sub with 1/2 spoon of garlic powder )
1 tbsp Olive oil
2 tsp Salt ( Himalayan pink salt )
1/2 tbsp Oregano
1 handful Parsley finely chopped
1/2 Juiced lemon
Zest of one lemon ( optional ) but adds so much flavor
A generous amount of freshly cracked black pepper corn

Recipe

This chicken can be cooked a few different ways, on the BBQ, stove top or in the oven. I prefer the BBQ for the flavors or the stove top for quick cooking !

Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and make a thick paste. Add the chicken pieces to the marinade and coat all the meat pieces well.

Marinate the chicken for at least half hour up to two hours. The longer the chicken marinates the more flavorful the chicken gets, the flavor builds over time.

Skewer onto a bamboo skewer soaked in water for a few minutes or metal skewers.

You can choose to BBQ it or grill on the stove top. I cook both ways. Today it was beautiful sunny fall day so we chose to BBQ it.

Start with barbecuing at high heat on both sides. Keep rotating the skewers to avoid burning the meat. But leave it long enough to get the grill marks. Then cook on medium heat, till the chicken is fully cooked but still juicy. Takes about 20 to 25 minutes to BBQ.

For stove top use a grill pan or a thick pan and grill in two or three batches after drizzling some olive oil. Cook on high for a couple of minutes on both sides to seal the juices and then cook on medium till the chicken is cooked. Don’t over cook as the chicken breast dries out easily.

You can also cook the chicken without skewers on the stove top.

Enjoy it with a squeeze of lemon or a sprinkle of sumac and some chili flakes if you like a bit of heat !

Here’s another delicious Chicken Recipe on the blog – Coconut Chicken Curry – Coconut chicken curry / Chicken kozhambu (Whole30/ Gluten Free)

Notes

For a paleo or whole 30 compliant recipe would be to use coconut or non dairy yogurt as a substitute for the yogurt. Add 3 Tbsp of the non dairy yogurt instead of the 1/3 cup of plain yogurt and increase the olive oil by one more tbsp in the marinade.

Here is a quick video –