Spring always means grilling season here in Michigan and many have been enjoying those outdoor barbecues for the past few months. This recipe is all inclusive and all you need is a fruit or green salad on the side. Perfectly cooked in foil packets, juicy and very flavorful. If you are looking for something easy to make give this chicken recipe a try…
Foil Packet Lemon Thyme Chicken on the Grill
Adapted from Food Network Magazine
- skinless, boneless chicken breasts (6-8 oz.), pounded to an even thickness
- kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- fingerling or small new potatoes sliced 1/4-inch thick (I used red and white fingerling)
- lemons, 1 juiced and 2 lemon slices per chicken breast
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- shallots or red onions sliced 1/4-inch thick
- sprigs of fresh thyme (I used lemon thyme)
Preheat a grill to medium high.
Combine the juiced lemon, 3 tbsp. of the olive oil (save 1 tbsp. to brush on the chicken). This mixture is enough for up to 4 servings. Combine the mixture with the potatoes and red onions. Divide the potatoes and onions in the center of 18-inch pieces of foil. Then layer the lemon slices and thyme, followed by the chicken. Brush each breast with a little oil and salt and pepper to taste.
Bring the short ends of the foil together and fold to seal, then fold in the sides to make a tight seal. You don’t want any of those juices to leak out.
I grilled my chicken for 10 minutes seam-side up. I then flipped the foil packet and cooked for another 10 minutes. To serve add more fresh lemon thyme…
Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com
The layers of potatoes, red onions, lemon thyme and lemons…
The boneless and skinless chicken breasts have been pounded to an even thickness…
Perfectly cooked – 10 minutes on one side, flip and cook another 10 minutes.
Great recipe! We love doing foil packs on the gas grill in the summer. You can get a good oven-cooked flavor without heating up our kitchen. I bet this recipe keeps that chicken breast nice and moist.
Thanks Ron – I like all one pan meals no matter what they are cooked in. I’ll be making this chicken often throughout the summer. Yes, the chicken breast stayed moist and nice flavor with the lemon.
Just took chicken breasts out of the freezer…good timing on my part. Thanks for the inspiration.
That’s good timing Karen. I buy those individually packaged breasts and pull out as many as I need. This is such a simple recipe and good on the grill or in the oven.
Lemon chicken is one of my favorites, so I’m definitely on board with this delicious looking! Love the use of the lemon thyme.
Mine too Ronit! Easy way for a quick meal or entertaining. I am growing regular and lemon thyme – the latter you can’t buy anywhere. It’s great with fish too 🙂
Lemon thyme in wonderful. I could get it when I worked in Vermont, with local farmers, but unfortunately not here… 🙁
This sounds like something I’d make for sure. Lemon is one of my favorite flavors.
I’m sure your family and those two cute boys would love this recipe. Everybody likes chicken, right? Thanks for stopping by…
Fabulous! And so smart. I’ve never been allowed a gas grill, although I bought a small electric one that I always forget about. So I tend not to grill, especially for small amounts, because it’s just too much work to get the coals going! This is a perfect example of why I’d like to have a gas grill.
I have an electric Weber’s grill that sits on my deck – big enough to feed 4. I love it! They make a smaller one too so I just plug it in – no mess with charcoal or gas!
Oh that’s really good to know! Thanks!
It looks like a regular grill, sits on a stand and has a cover. I keep it outside year ’round 🙂 The only disadvantage is you can’t cook anything longer than an hour – no big roasts or chickens.
I don’t know why I don’t do this type of recipe more often…it looks scrumptious. I am definitely putting it on my list. Love the flavors.