Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram I have something shocking to tell you about myself. Something so shocking that I didn’t even know about it. Apparently I’m a lizard person: My friend Natasha over at Salt and Lavender (follow her, she’s awesome!) messaged me on Instagram yesterday with this screenshot. It’s from some random account that has funny memes. That’s definitely my face, on a meme. I was sooooo confused. Lizard people?? What in the actual heck?? Reading through the comments, it sounds like the meme is being sarcastic, and that it is CLEARLY EVIDENT that I am a lizard person: “She is pretending to be human, but we all know she is a lizard person.” You can read all about the conspiracy theory that “reptilians” are taking over planet earth on the internet. I read this on a highly reputable article on Vox.com: “What is a lizard person? It’s just what it sounds like. Lizard people are cold-blooded humanoid reptilians who have the power to shape-shift into human form. What do lizard people want? World domination.” YOU. GUYS. I’m dying over here!!! Who comes up with this stuff?? Do people really believe this? I used to be kind of terrible at grilling. Anything, chicken, steak, whatever, I would always either burn it or it would be so tough and flavorless that everyone would wish they were chewing an old tire instead of dinner. At least that’s what I was thinking. There are a million ways to marinate chicken before you grill it. I present this one: simple, sweet, and tangy. It never gets old, and you probably have everything you need already. I love the sweetness from the brown sugar, the tang from the lemon, and the depth of the balsamic vinegar. I love it hot off the grill, I love it for leftovers, I love it chopped up and tossed on top of a salad. Once you make it, your quest for the perfect grilled chicken marinade will be at an end. If you don’t have much time, you can cook the chicken after marinating for as little as 30 minutes. If you’re way on top of things, you can leave the chicken in the fridge for up to 48 hours before cooking it. Make sure that your marinade is well mixed before you add the chicken. Trying to combine it more thoroughly after adding the chicken is less effective and you can accidentally rub the seasoning right off your chicken. Here’s a quick overview of how to make this grilled chicken. Super easy guys. Scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for complete instructions!
Try a different vinegar. I love balsamic but there’s no reason you can’t use red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, or whatever is in your cupboard. Switch out the citrus. If you don’t have lemons, feel free to use lime, orange, or even grapefruit juice. Use a different sweetener. You can use white sugar or honey in place of brown sugar.
You start by searing the chicken –any cut, any amount—over direct high heat for about 2 minutes. Once the outer edge of the chicken is nice and browned with sear marks, you flip the chicken and cook it over INDIRECT heat for 30-50 minutes, depending on how thick your cut is. I do this by turning off one side of the grill. The photos show this grilled chicken served with the best potato salad EVER that I am so excited about, and sharing with you later this week. I also served it with grilled tomatoes: cut a roma in half, scrape out the seeds, brush with oil, and grill for 4-6 minutes. Should I do a whole post on this method? They were so good and now I can’t wait for my tomatoes to get ripe! I have an amazing glaze recipe that goes with this grilled chicken. One word: bacon. Get the recipe here: Grilled Chicken with Spicy Honey Bacon Glaze. My Favorite Coleslaw « I love all the herbs in this – so fresh The Best Potato Salad « no more hunting around for eggs, this potato salad has plenty! Strawberry Spinach Salad « I absolutely love eating strawberries this way Apple Gorgonzola Salad « so much flavor from the gorgonzola cheese! Bacon Baked Beans « if you’ve never had baked beans made from scratch, you are in for a treat Pig Pickin Cake (Sunshine Cake) » not a side, but the most epic (and easiest!) dessert for a cookout Lemon Tarragon Grilled Chicken « are you a tarragon fan? You have to try this!! Easy Baked Pesto Chicken « a weeknight dinner with soooo much flavor Chipotle Maple Grilled Chicken from Valerie’s Kitchen Grilled Chicken Thighs with Lemon and Za’atar from Kalyn’s Kitchen Grilled Chicken Skewers with Green Curry Yogurt Sauce from A Farmgirl’s Dabbles
