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Just as I promised, here is a great {healthy} summer meal that won’t leave you feeling guilty! After all the delicious and calorie laden dessert recipes I’ve been posting, I thought it was time for Lauren’s Latest to go on a bit of a diet….for today.
This chicken is as simple and refreshing as can be. Pick up an italian marinade at your store {or use pre-marinated chicken breasts} and grill them up. Then in the mean time, chop up some tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, garlic and a few other seasonings and stir. Take the chicken off the grill and top with the cucumber bruschetta topping. Serve along side some rice or pasta, and that is a complete meal! YUM.
My little one asked for seconds of the chicken and the ‘salad’. That alone makes this a make again meal! Plus you don’t have to heat up your house by turning your oven on. Bonus!
Give this one a whirl! You never know who might try it, like it and want a second plate full!
Italian Grilled Chicken with Cucumber Bruschetta
Ingredients
for the chicken-
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup store bought italian flavored marinade
for the cucumber bruschetta-
- 1/2 cup peeled, diced english cucumber
- 2 roma tomatoes diced
- 8 basil leaves torn or chopped
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese shavings
- 1/8 teaspoon minced garlic optional
- 1 teaspoon good quality balsamic vinegar
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in plastic container or leak-proof food storage bag with italian flavored marinade. Stir to coat and refrigerate until ready to grill.
- Preheat outdoor grill to high. Lightly grease grill. Place chicken breasts on hot grill and reduce heat to medium. Cook about 5 minutes per side or until chicken is cooked thoroughly. {This really depends on the thickness of the chicken. Use a thermometer or cut it open to be sure you have it cooked all the way! You should see no pink!}
- While the chicken is cooking, chop up and stir together all the ingredients for the bruschetta topping.
- Remove chicken from the grill, cover with foil and let rest 5-10 minutes.
- When you are ready to serve, top chicken with cucumber bruschetta. Serve immediately.
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I never used an Italian chicken marinade…and THIS WAS DELICIOUS,….esp topped with cucumbers, tomatoes, fresh basil and Parmesan! This was a simple yet DELICIOUS recipe!! Thank you so much❤️
Lauren, this sounds great but why can I never print the recipes you post????
Its very cold in New England to grill ,, can I broil or bake the chicken??
yes!
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Lauren- this is the BEST bruchetta I’ve ever had!! Not a fan of the balsamic so I used organic apple cider vinegar & it is still divine. I’ll be grilling the chicken this evening… thanks for a simple/tasty meal that won’t heat up my non-air conditioned 1899 farm house ..that’s a BIG deal when the temp outside is 105° today! You are my hero =)
No a/c? You poor thing! Glad I could help!
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Ok, thanks, I’m heading to the grocery store so I’ll check it out. If not I’ll try it with the salad dressing 🙂
This sounds so yummy! I have a silly question, what is italian marinade? Do you mean Italian salad dressing?
No, marinade! I found an italian flavored one at my grocery store…next to the bbq sauces and such. You could use italian dressing though! If you have that, then use it!
I tried it tonight and it was fantastic. Yum.
Love this! We eat a ton of chicken in our house and this is a great idea to switch things up a bit 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
simple, fresh, and healthy. love it!
I love the sound of this. So simple but tasty.
Great dinner idea!
Oh yay this sounds great! And I love your new blog design.