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Chicken Breast Recipes

All the recipes you need for grilling chicken breasts, whether you are making dinner, salads, sandwiches, or pretty much anything else. Chicken breasts are perfect for the grill, but they need care to keep them tender and moist. These recipes will do that.

Grilled Citrus and Yogurt Marinated Chicken Breasts

These citrus and yogurt marinated chicken breasts provide a subtle, but delicious addition to salads, sandwiches, and soups. They can also be served as the main attraction.

Top 10 Grilled Chicken Breast Recipes

Grilled Chicken Breasts might just be the most versatile meat you can throw on your grill. Whether by themselves or in Chicken Breast Sandwiches or Grilled Chicken Salads , there isn't much this lean cut of chicken can't do. The secret is to prevent them from drying out by using a marinade and grilling them hot and fast.

Margarita Grilled Chicken Breasts

This recipe is very tasty and simple, you do not even need to turn the chicken during cooking.

Chicken Roulade Stuffed with Smoked Bacon, Spinach & Gouda

Now this is the way to eat chicken breasts. Stuffed with Gouda cheese and bacon and then grilled.

Apple and Honey-Mustard Chicken Breasts

The combination of the apply jelly, mustard and honey that this chicken marinates in, makes for a fantastic glaze. Keep as much of this thick marinade on the chicken as possible. This recipe is also great for the smoker.

Grilled Lemon-Ginger Chicken

If you're looking to cut calories but still want to enjoy a delicious piece of grilled chicken, then this recipe for you. These chicken breasts can also be sliced and placed on top a fresh green salad.

Grilled Key Lime Chicken Breasts

This grilled chicken breast recipe has a light and refreshing hint of lime and tarragon. This dish is quite versitile since it can be served with a side, or diced and placed in tacos or over a fresh crisp salad.

Grilled Lemon-Rosemary Chicken

This simple grilled chicken dish can be served with grill vegetables or diced and used in a salad.

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Spicy Peach Glaze

What better combination for chicken than sweet and spice? You can increase or decrease the heat in this recipe according to your preference.

Grilled Pesto Chicken and Zucchini Packets

If you're looking for a delicious yet quick way of preparing chicken, then this grilled pesto chicken packets is just the thing for you.

Grilled Chicken Marsala Packets

Turn a classic dish into something quick and easy. This grilled chicken marsala dish is sure to please even your toughest critics!

Grilled Citrus-Tamarind Chicken

Using tamarind pulp will help to give the chicken a delicious sweet yet tangy flavor.

Grilled Beer and Molasses Chicken Breasts

You can either use chicken breast or a whole chicken cut up for this recipe.

Grilled Soy and Sake Chicken Breasts

Sake is not only fun to drink, but it works really well in a marinade. The flavor from the sake won't overpower the chicken, but will enhance the flavor and help the soy sauce and ginger work it's way into the meat.

Grilled Chicken and Mozzarella Panini

This is a delicious grilled chicken panini recipe that fast and easy to make. You can add or substitute any of the ingredients to suit your needs.

Grilled Chicken and Cheese Po'Boy Sandwich

This is one mouth watering sandwich that not only has the great flavor of grilled chicken, but the great combination of honey mustard and three cheeses. What more can you ask for?

Grilled Bourbon Chicken

This is a delicious chicken recipe that is sure to please. The bourbon is subtle yet adds a fantastic flavor to the chicken breasts. Enjoy with your favorite grilled sides.

Grilled Chicken Parmesan

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Grilled Miso Chicken

This grilled chicken dish is not only exotic, but extremely flavorful.

Basil and Tomato Chicken Breasts

This is a great way to prepare chicken breasts. The combination of tomatoes, basil, and balsamic vinegar gives this dish an Italian inspired flavor.

Gin and Tonic Grilled Chicken Kebabs

What better way to liven up a cocktail party than to make foods with actual cocktails. Try this chicken kebab recipe next time you have such a party. Make sure you don't let the chicken marinate longer than 20-30 minutes.

Grilled Lime-Spice Chicken Kebabs

This spicy-lime kebab dish is sure to liven up any weekday dinner or cookout.

Grilled Chicken Marsala

This grilled herbed chicken is complimented by a delicate marsala cream sauce. This dish is excellent with anything from pasta, to rice, to grilled potatoes.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Fingers

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Fingers Recipe. Lee Custer sent me this recipe for a great, spicy set of chicken fingers. User them for practically anything from appetizers to salads.

Vietnamese Chicken Breasts

This is a great way to grill your chicken and get your vegetables too. This recipe is quick and easy, but it doesn't look that way. This is a fast way to get a great meal that you can serve up on a bun. A great sandwich for either a lunch or dinner.

Maple Mustard Grilled Chicken

These chicken breasts have a great sweet flavor. Serve them as they are of make them up for salads or sandwiches.

Indonesian Chicken Breasts

These grilled chicken breasts are loaded with flavor from coconut to currants. If you want something a little different this is a great recipe for you to try.

Rosemary and Capers Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich

These grilled chicken sandwiches will keep you away from the fast food joints forever.

Cajun Teriyaki Grilled Chicken Sandwich

How's this for a combination of flavors, teriyaki sauce and cajun seasoning. This chicken sandwich has it all including some good heat.

Lemon Pepper Chicken Packet

Packet grilling is a process where foods are wrapped up in foil and grilled. While you don't get a lot of smoke flavor this is a quick and easy way to put together a whole meal.

Chicken Rollups

These rollups are a great meal. Like a burrito or taco you can really do whatever you like with these.

Grilled Chicken Cacciatore

I know, caccitore isn't something you would think about grilling, but the great grilled flavor of the chicken really adds a lot to this recipe.

Grilled Cucumber Chicken

This is Rick Lopez's recipe for a grilled chicken with a cucumber salad. Remember when grilling peppers to let them brown but avoid burning.

Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs

These chicken kebabs only need about 30 minutes in the marinade so this is a great grill recipe you can put together after work.

Lemon Pepper Chicken Salad

This is an easy and great grilled chicken salad. By using the dressing as a marinade you combine the flavors from beginning to end.

Tequila Sunrise Chicken Breasts

This recipe was sent in by Scott. It's a great recipe for southwestern grilled chicken breasts and it comes with it's own drink suggestion.

Grilled Lime Fajitas

This grilled lime fajita recipe works just as well with beef or chicken. This recipe is generic enough for you to use with almost anything you can think of to stuff into a tortilla.

Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya

I'm sure you wouldn't think about grilling Jambalaya, but if you take chicken breasts, sausage and some vegetables out to the grill first, not only can you cut back on the cooking time, but you get that great grill flavor into your next pot of jambalaya without a lot of work.

Chicken Yakitori

Yakitori is a traditional style Japanese kebabs usually served up by street vendors with a nice cold beer.

Sunshine Chicken

This is a simple recipe for bacon wrapped chicken. Kris Remish suggests that it would be a great breakfast item but I think it would also be the perfect grilled chicken for sandwiches and salads.

Egyptian Style Chicken Kebabs

These kebabs have a classic Middle Eastern marinade to give them great flavor. The use of yogurt in the marinade makes a thick sauce that sticks to foods and holds the seasonings in place.

Chicken Breast Sandwiches with Roasted Peppers

These grilled chicken breast sandwiches are topped off with grill roasted bell peppers and a flavorful dressing.

Moo Shu Chicken Breasts

By grilling up this marinated chicken you add a lot of extra flavor to this traditional Moo Shu dish. This is not only a great recipe, but it's a lot of fun for everyone.

Lemon Thyme Chicken

This is a quick and easy way to get deliciously tender chicken breasts. Grill them hot and fast.

Chicken Tikka Kebabs

This is a traditional Indian recipe for grilling chicken. The rich marinade gives the chicken breasts a lot of flavor. Grill these kebabs hot and fast.

Tandoor-style Chicken Breasts

These grilled chicken breast are loaded with flavor, not fat. By basting with the marinade during the grilling you keep the flavor on and keep the chicken moist.

Tequila Sunrise Chicken

This is a good flavorful chicken recipe that gives you a great grilled chicken in a rich gravy. Serve this up with a side of garlic mashed potatoes.

Coffee Brined Chicken Breasts

Yes, that's right, this chicken breast is brined in a coffee mixture. But don't worry the flavor of the coffee is a small addition to all the other great flavors in this recipes. Grill the chicken breasts hot and fast to keep them tender and juicy.

Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Salad

This is no light weight salad. With potatoes, beans and mushrooms you will get a good meal without a lot of fat. You use the vinaigrette as a marinade so you get all that flavor right into the grilled chicken.

Hibachi Yakitori

Yakitori is the Japanese Hot Dog. These meat kebabs are sold by street vendors throughout Japan and usually served up with a nice cold beer.

California Grilled Chicken Salad

The great thing about this recipe is that it uses the dressing as a marinade. This allows the flavors in the chicken to match those in the salad.

Adobo Chicken

Adobo chicken is a delicious grilled chicken served up with a rich sauce that has a good heat. This chicken also makes a great ingredient for enchiladas, tacos and fajitas.

Grilled Chicken Quesadilla

You can prepare these quesadillas ahead of time and simply grill them up when you need them. Great appetizer for a party.

Chicken under a Brick

You want to have a good set of tongs or a grill mitt so you can move the hot brick which acts to flatten the chicken breast as it cooks and to cook it from the other side.

Mango Stuffed Chicken Breasts

These marinated and glaze chicken breasts are filled with flavor and not fat. A great, tasty low-fat way to grill chicken.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

This Jerk Chicken is marinated to add extra flavor, until those recipes that simply call for a jerk rub.

Lemonade Chicken

Marinated in a mixture of lemonade concentrate and several other flavors, this chicken has a sweet, lemony flavor that is fantastic.

Almost Alice Chicken

This recipe is Lee Custer's knock-off of the Outback Steak House's "Alice Spring's Chicken".

Citrus-Tarragon Chicken Breasts

These chicken breasts get marinated in a fruity and flavorful mixture of citrus juices and spices. Try the chicken breasts on their own, or they are perfect in tacos.

Chicken Breasts with Grilled Creamy Corn

This is a quick and easy meal, loaded with flavor. You grill the chicken breasts alongside the corn on the cob and toss it all together. Great smoky flavor.

Chimichurri Chicken Breasts

Chimichurri Sauce is a fantastic combination of fresh herbs that give a cool but powerful flavor to anything you grill. These thin chicken breasts get marinated in a Chimicurri sauce before a hot and fast pass over the grill.

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