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grilled lemon pepper chicken tenderloins on an orange platter that is on a colorful kitchen towel

Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Tenders

Sheila
These Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Tenders are juicy, flavorful, and incredibly easy to make with a simple lemon pepper marinade. Perfect for weeknight dinners, meal prep, or summer cookouts on the gas or charcoal grill.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
3 hour minimum marinading time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 23 minutes
Course easy dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 334 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs chicken tenderloins or chicken breasts cut into strips
  • 2 whole lemons juiced & zested
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper more if you prefer
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Prep ingredients. Mince garlic. Wash, zest and juice lemons.
  • Measure olive oil into a medium sized glass bowl. Add minced garlic, lemon zest, and juice. Whisk in salt and pepper.
  • Add chicken tenderloins to the bowl toss to coat all chicken with marinade. Cover bowl with a lid or transfer to zip-loc plastic bags and store in the refrigerator up to 8 hours.
    Or it can be left in the bowl on the counter for an hour before grilling.

heat grill (gas or charcoal) to 375° -450°

  • Remove chicken from marinade straight to the grill. Grill chicken over medium heat until chicken is cooked through. approximately 8 minutes.
    Internal temperature of chicken should be 160-165℉.

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 32gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 564mgPotassium: 566mgFiber: 0.04gSugar: 0.02gVitamin A: 46IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chicken, garlic, grilled, lemon, marinade, peppers
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