Grilled Balsamic Vinaigrette Chicken

This grilled chicken recipe is a great way to spice up your usual boneless chicken breasts and do something a little different. A simple balsamic vinaigrette dressing makes the perfect grilled chicken marinade recipe. You'll be amazed by how much of a difference a quality marinade can make in your cooking! Use the best ingredients you can for the best flavor and a good reaction around the dinner table.

While it may seem fancy, this recipe actually requires remarkably little work. You can put it together quickly and easily, adding another grilled chicken recipe to your list of meals in minutes. In addition, you'll find that this dish is a fairly healthy one. Serve it on couscous as listed, or try brown rice or another grain, such as millet or quinoa, for a little more variety.

Grilled Chicken in Balsamic Vinaigrette on Couscous

Ingredients -

3 pounds boneless chicken
1 1/2 cups dry couscous
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup chicken broth
salt and black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 medium zucchini sliced and halved
2 plum tomatoes diced large

Preparation:

Preheat grill to a medium high heat.

Whisk together mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, pepper and salt in a small bowl. Combine this marinade with chicken pieces in a large plastic bag or bowl. Toss until chicken is full coated and refrigerate for two hours or longer (up to a day), turning pieces periodically.

Steam couscous according to package directions along with the zucchini and tomatoes.

Grill chicken until no pinkness is apparent and juices run clear, and then transfer to serving plate on top of couscous.

Heat broth and marinade in a small sauce pan and bring to a boil, then add garlic and reduce heat to a gentle boil for 5 minutes to kill an bacteria in the marinade.

Sauce may be slightly thickened with cornstarch or flour if desired.

Drizzle over chicken pieces, and then sprinkle with chopped parsley and lemon zest.

(Serves 6)

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A Picture of our Grilled Balsamic Vinaigrette Chicken Recipe. Grilling is one of the healthiest ways to cook chicken the dry heat locks in the juices and the fat cooks of leaving a wonderfully smoky flavor and reduced fat content to the meat. . The balsamic vinaigrette dressing or marinade adds both flavor and makes the meat even juicier and because you really are adding nothing to the chicken to offset the health benefits of grilling chicken you end up with an exceptionally healthy and delicious grilled chicken dish.