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Lemon Pepper Chicken Tenders

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders, 20 pieces
  • 2 lemons, juiced and zested
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
  • Coarse black pepper
  • Coarse salt

Instructions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Special equipment: Twenty 6-inch bamboo party skewers
  3. Heat the grill over medium high heat. Skewer chicken. In a shallow dish, combine lemon zest and juice with extra-virgin olive oil. Reserve 1/4 of the marinade. Coat chicken tenders in marinade and season generously on both sides with coarse black pepper. Season chicken tenders lightly with salt. Cook tenders in 2 or 3 batches, a single layer, in a very hot grill. Chicken tenders will cook 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a serving platter and brush with the reserved marinade.

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