Easy Bbq Chicken Breast Recipe

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This bbq chicken breast recipe is easy and healthy, no fat added just a low-fat yoghurt sauce. Perfect for the starting of the barbecue season, when bikini time is just around the corner.

How to barbecue a chicken breast and keep it moist

Because the chicken breast is thick on one side and small on the other, it has to cook for a long time to make sure the middle is well cooked. No one wants to risk eating a raw chicken. However, cooking it for too long can result in a dry and tuff piece of meat.

One solution is to add fat and marinate it, but I want to keep the meat nice and lean and cut down on extra unnecessary calories. So I only season with salt, pepper and lemon zest.

So this is what I do:

1. I cut the breast into strips and put them in the skewers to keep them uniform and even.
2. Once seasoned, I cook them in the barbecue turning them regularly to make sure they don’t burn.
3. Once they are ready I put them aside and let them rest covered for few minutes so the moist is kept inside the meat.

Preparing the chicken breast for the bbq

1. Cut 5 chicken breasts in stripes
2. Put them in skewers
3. Season with salt, pepper and lemon zest on both sides
4. Cook over a charcoal barbecue

Cooking the chicken breast in the oven if you don’t have a bbq

If you don’t have a charcoal barbecue you can use the grill or even the oven.

Prepare the chicken the same way and cook in the oven at 390F – 200 C for 20 minutes on one side and turning it for 10 minutes on the other side.

Serving the bbq chicken breast with a low-fat yoghurt sauce

This yoghurt sauce is perfect for a barbecue chicken breast, it is fresh, creamy and moist but very limited fat because I use low-fat Greek yoghurt. The sauce is packed with herbs like mint parsley and grated cucumber, full of flavour and light.

Making the yoghurt sauce

1. Peel and grate the cucumber
2. Squeeze the water out
3. Add the chopped parsley, mint and cumin
4. Squeeze 1 lemon juice
5. Add the yoghurt
6. Season with salt and pepper

How to serve bbq chicken breast recipe with yoghurt sauce

This main dish is perfect for a barbecue party and can be served with fresh side dishes like Tabbouleh or black rice with apple carrot and avocado as in the picture below.

If you want to serve more veggies, the grilled zucchini, eggplants and peppers salad is a perfect side. You can also serve it with a Greek salad.

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Easy Bbq Chicken Breast Recipe

This bbq chicken breast recipe is easy and healthy, no fat added just a low-fat yoghurt sauce. Perfect for the starting of the barbecue season, when bikini time is just around the corner. #yourguardianchef #chickenfoodrecipes #chickenrecipes #chickenbreastrecipes #lowfatdiet #lowcarbrecipes

Prep Time20 d

Cook Time20 d

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: barbecue chicken breast, bbq chicken, bbq chicken breast

Servings: 5 people

Calories: 298kcal

Author: Laura Tobin

Ingredients

• 5 chicken breasts deboned
• salt
• pepper
• 1 lemon zest

For the yogurt sauce

• 9 oz light Greek yogurt 4 yogurts cups
• 1 cucumber
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 cup chopped mint
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 lemon juice
• salt
• pepper

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Instructions

• cut 5 chicken breasts in stripes
• put them in skewers
• season with salt, pepper and lemon zest on both sides
• cook over a charcoal barbecue

Prepare the yogurt sauce

• Peel and grate the cucumber
• Squeeze the water out
• Add the chopped parsley, mint and cumin
• Squeeze 1 lemon juice
• Add the yogurt
• Season with salt and pepper
• Serve the chicken drizzled with the yogurt sauce

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Notes

Tips for making the best bbq chicken breast 

• I want to keep the meat nice and lean and cut down on extra unnecessary calories, so I only season with salt, pepper and lemon zest.
• I cut the breast into strips and put them in the skewers to keep them uniform and even.
• Once seasoned, I cook them in the barbecue turning them regularly to make sure they don't burn.
• Once they are ready I put them aside and let them rest covered for few minutes so the moist is kept inside the meat.
• If you don't have a charcoal barbecue you can use the grill or even the oven. Prepare the chicken the same way and cook in the oven at 390F - 200 C for 20 minutes on one side and turning it for 10 minutes on the other side.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Easy Bbq Chicken Breast Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 298 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g 9%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Cholesterol 147mg 49%

Sodium 283mg 12%

Potassium 997mg 28%

Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 3g

Protein 54g 108%

Vitamin A 2.2%

Vitamin C 10.3%

Calcium 8%

Iron 6.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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