This gluten free Grilled Lemon Chicken recipe from Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa cookbook
I cut her recipe in half and it was not nearly enough for my family. They licked their plates clean and my little one asked if we could have the chicken again the next night for dinner –and he’s a guy that complains about lack of variety, so you get the idea here.
- ⅓ cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1½ teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, minced
- 1 pound boneless chicken breasts, halved (not butterflied) and skins removed
- 1 head Romaine lettuce, remove bottom and chiffonade leaves
- 2 large carrots, grated or julienned
- "Peanut" Sauce
- In a medium bowl, Whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme to make marinade
- Place chicken breasts in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, then pour marinade over chicken and refrigerate for 6 hours to overnight
- Heat grill and cook chicken breasts for 10 minutes on each side until cooked through
- Cool chicken and cut diagonally into ½ inch thick slices
- Place chiffonaded Romaine on a serving platter, then top with julienned carrots
- Place chicken over vegetables and serve with "Peanut" Sauce
I’m on an Ina Garten roll, her recipes are simple, full of fresh flavors and most importantly, my family loves them. Tonight I making a fabulous grilled salmon salad from The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
My best friend Helen is a big fan of Ina Garten’s and gets all of the credit for getting me onto this Barefoot Contessa kick.
mamadama says
Thank you. I made this tonight and my husband and I enjoyed it, and my 5 year old liked the chicken. Hopefully one day soon he’ll eat the veggies too! I am really picky about chicken, and this was great because it was tasty and gluten-free!
Sammi says
I was wondering if there is anything i can substitute the Ume Plum Vinegar with or what supermarkets would sell it? I can’t seem to find it anywhere and would rather use something that could be used in everyday cooking. Thanks a bunch!
Geneil says
Just made this tonight. Fantastic! I had some chicken I needed to use up so I grilled four pounds of chicken–leftovers yay! Thank you for the recipe.
Elena says
Ok, found it! Sorry!
Elena says
Do you have the recipe for the peanut sauce that goes with the Grilled Chicken? Thanks a bunch. Elena
michelle says
so delicious! just wondering if the marinade could be boiled off and used later on to drizzle on the chicken. wasnt sure about the safety of this. have some peanut allergic friends and my husband too. thx!
Rosy says
I made this sans peanut sauce and it was a big hit! I looked up more of Ina Garten’s stuff. OMG! What have I been missing?
Kathryn Olney says
I wanted to have this for dinner and had not marinated ealier in the day or prepared it the night before. I mixed up the marinade and let it set for about 10 minutes and grilled it. It was delicious.
withstyle says
My husband and I absolutely love the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks! This is one of our favorite chicken recipes and we usually double (or triple) this recipe so we have extra for the week. Have you tried Ina’s Grilled Tuna Salad w. avocado? That’s another favorite of ours. By the way, I love you blog! Thanks for all the great recipes!
Jeannette says
I’ve hit a brick wall lately when it comes to ways to prepare my chicken. Thanks for this one..and my husband thanks you too!
Joey says
Ina Garten is one of my favorite Food Network personalities. This really appealed to me, so I’m making this for our dinner tonight. We don’t eat a lot of meat so I’m definitely going to enjoy this treat. I did make a bigger portion then your Elana, I took your advice and made a bit more. I have the chicken marinading in the fridge. I put the marinade in a plastic zip lock bag and put the chicken in it. Every so often I’ll go massage the chicken to distribute the liquid. It saves on a messy dish :)I didn’t have any thyme so am using herbs De province in my marinade.
The Diary of an Epic Failure says
Ina is fantastic! Her recipes are not complicated, but they pack A LOT of flavor and a sense that someone put time and love into their food. Good call, Elana!
Brenda says
I have all of Ina’s cookbooks. Her recipes are great.
Alta says
You know, I think I must be missing out on the Ina thing. I really haven’t watched her, and don’t have her cookbooks, but yet every time I see someone cook one of her recipes, I’m in love with it. So maybe I need to get on the bandwagon – this looks tasty!
Chris James says
Ina Garten is by far our favorite Food Network personality. Her food is never short of amazing. She would be my dream personal chef — although I’d surely be gaining some weight. We’ve made several of her dishes and have never had trouble altering them to be gluten-free.
april says
i love ina’s recipes!
ina + elana= the perfect recipe! hehe
Helen says
Ina Rocks!! – and so does Elana!
VeggieGirl says
Can’t go wrong with an Ina recipe! :-D
Emily says
My mom just loves Barefoot Contessa! She takes a nap to her show every afternoon and always buys the latest kitchen gadget Ina is raving about. She has every single one of her cookbooks but I’ve never bothered to look through them because I assumed they’d be full of off limit ingredients. Good to know, I will be borrowing some of them from her next time we’re over there!! That chicken looks delish!
christie, honoring health says
I love Ina! She always makes the simplest yet most tempting food! I don’t own a single one of her cookbooks, though, oddly enough since I have a collection of at least 100 right now.
Kalyn says
It does sound good. I don’t know why but I don’t have a single one of her books. (Not that I need more books, but I might have to buy one!)