Favorite Grilled Chicken Recipe

About This Recipe

"These delicious chicken breasts are stuffed with basil, garlic and parmesan cheese. Then they're grilled to perfection while basting with a lemon butter sauce. One of my favorite grilled chicken recipes. 

Ingredients

Sauce

• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Stuffing

• 1/4 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh basil, snipped or 2 teaspoons dried basil, crushed
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 medium boneless skinless chicken breast halves ( about 1 to 1-1/2 pounds)

Directions

1. Preheat outdoor grill.
2. For sauce, in a small bowl combine lemon zest, lemon juice and one tablespoon melted butter. Set aside.
3. For stuffing, in a small bowl, combine parmesan, basil, one tablespoon butter, and garlic. Set aside.
4. Place each chicken piece between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
5. Use the flat side of a meat mallet (or the heel of your palm) to pound chicken into rectangles about 1/8-inch thick.
6. Remove plastic wrap and spread stuffing on chicken.
7. Fold in sides of each chicken breast and roll up, securing with a toothpick.
8. Grill over medium heat for about 20 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink.
9. Brush sauce over chicken during the last 10 minutes of