Rating: 4.5 stars
20 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 14
  • 4 star values: 5
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

Chicken breasts are pounded thin with a meat mallet or rolling pin to create paillards; the increased surface allows you to use even more of the flavorful rub.

Recipe by Cooking Light July 2004

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Yield:
4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Prepare grill.

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  • Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.

  • Combine lemon rind and next 6 ingredients (through minced garlic); rub evenly over both sides of chicken. Place chicken on a grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill 3 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Remove from heat. Squeeze 1 lemon wedge evenly over each chicken breast half. Sprinkle parsley evenly over chicken.

Nutrition Facts

226 calories; calories from fat 22%; fat 5.6g; saturated fat 1g; mono fat 3g; poly fat 0.8g; protein 39.6g; carbohydrates 2.2g; fiber 0.7g; cholesterol 99mg; iron 1.8mg; sodium 465mg; calcium 38mg.
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