Ingredients
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 large garlic clove, crushed or grated
- 8 boneless and skinless chicken breast halves, pounded thin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare sauce: Whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon, lemon juice, rosemary and garlic then set aside.
- Prepare chicken: Place a chicken breast half between heavy plastic wrap or inside a plastic food bag. Lightly pound with the flat side of a meat mallet or the bottom of a small cast iron pan, pounding lightly and working your way from the center to the edge until meat is about 1/2 inch thick. Salt and pepper each chicken breast.
- Lightly oil grill grate or rack and set grill temperature to medium-high.
- When grill is up to temperature, arrange the chicken on the grill and bring the sauce out.
- Cook for about 3 to 4 minutes or until you have nice grill marks on the chicken.
- Flip and brush the cooked side with sauce, leaving the chicken on the grill for about 3 or
- 4 minutes more.
- Flip and again brush the top with sauce and leave the chicken on the grill this time for
- about 1 or 2 minutes more. Chicken should feel firm when squeezed with tongs.
- Remove from grill and let sit for 3 or 4 minutes before cutting and serving.