Sesame Lemon Marinated Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Make the rub: Combine the sesame seeds, lemon zest, thyme, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a spice grinder; pulse until the seeds are slightly cracked. Season the chicken with salt and all but about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the rub. Set skin-side down on a broiler pan and broil, flipping the chicken and rotating the pan halfway through, until the chicken is golden and a meat thermometer registers 170 degrees F, 8 to 10 minutes per side. Make the dressing: Mix 1 tablespoon of the reserved rub, the lemon juice, vinegar, and salt to taste in a bowl. Whisk in the olive oil. When the chicken is done, whisk 1 tablespoon of the pan drippings into the dressing. Add the lettuce, cucumber, tomato and pita chips; season with salt and pepper and toss. Sprinkle the chicken with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon rub and serve with the salad.

Steps:

• For the marinade—Rinse the chicken breasts, pat them dry, and make a few slashes in each.
• Combine the marinade ingredients in a nonreactive bowl and add the chicken.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• To coat and cook the chicken—Heat the oven to 450°F and butter a baking sheet.
• Butter a sheet of phyllo, top with another sheet, butter that and repeat with the other two sheets.
• Cut the phyllo stack into 6 equal strips.
• Remove a breast from the marinade and let some of the marinade drip off.
• Lay the breast at one end of a strip of phyllo and roll it up, leaving the ends exposed.
• Dip both ends of the chicken into the sesame seeds to coat.
• Put the breast, phyllo seam down, on the buttered baking sheet; repeat with other breasts.
• Brush the tops of the phyllo with butter and roast until crisp, browned, and cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside.
• In a gallon-size zip-lock plastic bag, combine the lemon juice with the next seven (7) ingredients. Add the chicken; turn the sealed bag to coat and marinate in the refrigerator for eight (8) hours (best overnight); turn occasionally.
• Remove chicken from the marinade; reserving marinade.
• Pour the reserved marinade into a small saucepot; bring to a boil. Reduce the cooking flame; simmer for two (2) minutes. Set aside.
• Coat the grill rack with cooking spray; place chicken on preheated grill over medium heat. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over chicken.
• Grill chicken until it is fork tender and juices run clear, turning occasionally and brushing frequently with marinade.