Meal of the Day: Lemon Grilled or Broiled Chicken

True Lemon Grilled or Broiled Chicken and Rice

After a weekend with my friends at the beach (wow I look dark next to Rachel!) I decided that I will need to learn how to make two things: 1. Risotto Cakes and 2. Salmon stuffed with Goat Cheese and Asparagus.





That's not what I made tonight though. In fact what I really wanted to make tonight was mac and cheese. I needed some comfort food and I wanted something fast and easy. Unfortunately, I have no milk and no interest in walking the two blocks that it would take to get myself to the supermarket. Oh, the life of a teacher on summer vacation. So in order to make sure that I am able to be eating by Big Brother tonight I decided to try something simple and different. It is so freaking hot out and nothing is better than a tangy lemony taste to cool you off, even if the food is going to be hot.

My recipe comes from my new favorite product "True Lemon". They also make "True Lime" and "True Orange" and some other lemonade products. I am a fan of this product because it is freeze dried lemon, orange, or lime and it tastes super fresh without the worry of contracting e coli from a lemon or lime slice at a bar.
So on the back of the box they have recipes for things like lime coolers, white lemon bbq sauce and True Lemon Grilled Chicken which is what I decided on. So here is the recipe:

(Makes Two Servings)
4 Packets True Lemon (or the juice of 4 lemon wedges if you can't find this awesome product)
1 Tablespoon of water
1/8 cup of olive oil
1/2 Tablespoon of Dijon Mustard
1 Large Garlic Clove, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon of ground black pepper
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

1. Mix the True Lemon, Olive Oil, Dijon Mustard, Garlic, Salt and Pepper in a bowl. (Time saving tip: Just mix this all up in the liquid measuring cup).

2. Place chicken in a bowl and pour all of the marinade over the chicken EXCEPT for 1/8 of a cup of marinade. Make sure that the chicken is fully covered in the marinade and place it in the refrigerator to marinate for at least 20 minutes. Place the remaining marinade in the refrigerator as well, you will be using this to baste the chicken later.

3. Grill or broil (Since I live in NYC with no balcony I will be broiling my chicken) on high heat for 6 to 8 minutes on each side, until the juices run clear. Make sure to baste occasionally throughout with the remaining marinade.

4. Serve with something like brown rice and salsa and...ENJOY!

I enjoyed! On to dessert! I had chocolate peanut butter yogurt last night and I plan to leave my apartment and get it again tonight. Yogurt I will leave for, milk...you know, an essential, I won't. We all have priorities!