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honey glazed grilled chicken

Honey Glazed Grilled Chicken

Lexi Finke
This grilled chicken recipe uses a sweet and spicy marinade to make juicy, tender chicken. It's SO flavorful, and as even better when drizzled with a little bit of homemade hot honey afterwards!
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Cook Time 20 minutes
Marinate Time: 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • pound chicken breasts trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/4 cup olive oil high grade
  • 2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • cracked black pepper

For the Hot Honey (or use store-bought hot honey):

  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 tablespoon ghee
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes or cayenne

Instructions
 

  • Prepare your chicken. Slice each large chicken breast lengthwise to create two flat, even pieces. You can also cut off the tenderloins as well if those are attached.
  • Once sliced, cover with a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap on the cutting board. Gently pound each piece of chicken with a meat mallet (or I used a wine bottle, whatever you have!) to ensure the chicken is the same thickness all around.
  • Next, make your marinade. In a bowl, mix together olive oil, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, garlic cloves, italian seasoning, and black pepper. Add that to a sealed bowl/container/ziplock bag along with your chicken.
  • For best results, marinate overnight (or a minimum of 2 hours) before cooking the chicken.
  • To cook, heat a cast iron grill pan on the stove at medium heat. Once full warmed, add each piece of chicken and cook each side about 5 minutes each (depending on thickness).
  • Ensure that your chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F using a meat thermometer.
  • If you don't have a grill pan, you can grill it on an outdoor grill or bake it in the oven as you normally would chicken breasts.
  • Once cooked, brush or drizzle the hot honey mixture on top and enjoy!

Notes

Note: if your chicken begins to get too blackened, reduce the heat. Ensure that your chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. 
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