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Butterflied Grilled Chicken

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Food Recipes, Pleasures, Poultry
Servings: 4 People

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken Fillets , Breast without the skin
  • 1 tablespoon Sweet Smoked Paprika
  • 1 Lime , zested and Juiced
  • ½ clove Garlic , minced through a garlic presser
  • 2 tablespoons EVOO , Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Prepare your coals and once well rested and having created a nice grey ash spread them all over. Place your grill to heat up. Otherwise you can prepare a grill pan over high heat.
  • In the meantime, place the chicken fillets on a cutting board and cut in the middle lengthwise but not all the way through as you want to double the area of the fillets, butterflying.
  • Take a small bowl and mix the oil, lime zest and juice, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper. Rub the mixture all over the chicken fillets.
  • Go back to the charcoal grill or pan and place your chicken fillets on the grill/pan and grill each side for 3-4 minutes until nicely charred and cooked in the centre of the chicken fillets.
  • Serve with the rice has and a seasonal salad.