Grilled Chicken and Veggies

Easy Dinner Recipes - Grilled Chicken and Veggies

Here's a perfect meal for dinner, it’s simple, healthy, and delicious. Serve the chicken with rice or chop it into small pieces for an alternative to your chicken salad.

Grilled Chicken and Veggies

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Easy Dinner Recipes - Grilled Chicken and Veggies

Ingredients

2 boneless chicken breasts, skinned, about 500 g (1 lb)

2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

1 tbsp maple syrup

5 ml (1 tsp) Canola oil

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tsp powder or mild curry paste

Pinch of cayenne pepper

Grilled vegetables:

2 zucchini, cut into julienne

2 red peppers, quartered

10 ml (2 tsp) Canola oil

10 ml (2 tsp) Dijon mustard

Pinch of freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

In a bowl mix together: parsley, maple syrup, oil, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Add chicken and turn to coat; Marinate in refrigerator for about 10 minutes or up to 24 hours.

In another bowl, combine the zucchini and peppers in oil, mustard and pepper.

Place chicken and vegetables on greased grill over medium-high heat. Close the lid and grill for about 5 minutes or until vegetables are slightly charred. Turn and grill for another 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink inside.

Place chicken on a cutting board and slice it thin if you want, serve with vegetables.

Recipe developed by Emily Richards, PH Ec. © Foundation of heart disease in 2012.


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