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5 Simple Grilled Chicken Recipes for Weeknights

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Grilled chicken is easy, quick and healthy food. Grilling meat reduces the fat because it drips out while you cook. The calorie content is also lower than fried food, which helps you manage your weight and improves your health. The reduced fat means your body will be consuming less bad cholesterol which improves your cardiovascular health. Conditions like type 2 diabetes are less of a risk when you grill rather than fry. The only real downside to grilling chicken is that it dries out the meat. If you prepare a grilled chicken meal using a sauce, you'll get healthy grilled meat that's succulent and juicy.

Spice Rub

This moist chicken dish will have you salivating while it grills, and it only takes 20 minutes to cook. To begin with, season the meat with smoked paprika, then add coriander, cumin, garlic powder along with salt and pepper. Now add two tablespoons of olive oil and rub it all in. When you've prepared the chicken grill it for about four to five minutes each side. The olive oil gives the chicken a nice sear on the outside so you'll enjoy a little extra crisp outside while the inside remains moist.

Chicken Nacho Grills

Good food doesn't have to take all night to prepare as this next dish demonstrates. This dish takes five minutes to prepare and 20 to cook. To prepare the meat, just slice each chicken breast three times. Crush some nachos and then put them into the chicken using the slits you made when slicing the chicken. Add grated cheese now and then pour 1/16 cup of salsa and 1/16 cup of soured cream. Now just grill it for 20 minutes until the topping turns golden and melts all over the meat.

Grilled Chicken Sliders

To get this dish just right you'll need to marinate the meat for a few hours so a little prep time is needed before you head out to work. Put 2/3 cup of sliced scallions into a blender along with garlic, oil, honey and fish sauce. Now add half a teaspoon of ground pepper and lime zest into the blender. Blend until it's puree and then transfer it to a bowl. Now add the marinade to the chicken and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes but preferably longer. Now you can grill on a medium heat for four to six minutes per side. When it's done allow it to rest for five minutes and then slice it. During those five minutes, slice radishes and cucumbers then toss with lime juice. Now add that to the 1/3 scallions and your dish is complete.

Beer Chicken

Let's assume you're not cooking for the family because you won't want to give this dish to your children. To begin, pour olive oil into a two cup measuring cup. Add together salt and pepper with paprika, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Now add to the olive oil. Next add in onion, parsley, and garlic and mix it with a fork. It's then time to add the beer and watch as it foams and bubbles up slightly. If you're not into beer, you could make this recipe with apple cider or ginger ale. You'll need a Ziplock bag now which you put the chicken into before pouring the marinade in. Place the chicken in the refrigerator and allow to sit for at least an hour. As with the previous recipe, you'd be better off preparing this meal in the morning before work. Grill for around five minutes a side.

Barbecued Chicken

Light the barbecue and then leave it so the flames die down. While that happens, finely grate orange zest into a bowl then crumble dried chili in. Add mustard, paprika, honey, ketchup and splash a little olive oil on top. Season with salt and pepper. The quantity is up to you but it's probably best if lightly seasoned. Now add the chicken to the marinade and coat well before wrapping the chicken in plastic until the barbecue is ready. When the flames died down, grill the chicken. Spoon a little of the unused marinade over the cooked chicken and serve with salad.