Ingredients
- 1 pound (2 large breasts) boneless skinless chicken breast, butterflied
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Cilantro Herb Butter, recipe follows
- Fresh parsley, optional, for garnish
Directions
Preheat a grill or grill pan over high heat.
Lightly coat chicken with oil and sprinkle each evenly on both sides with the salt and pepper. Grill chicken breasts for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until thoroughly cooked; the meat should be solid white throughout and the internal temperature will read 165 degrees F. Remove from grill and immediately top with cilantro herb butter. Garnish with parsley, if desired. Serve as butter is melting.
Cilantro Butter:
Scampi Butter, recipe follows
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Follow the scampi butter recipe, but use only half of the garlic, and replace the parsley with 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro.
Yield: 12 servings
Scampi Butter (Base):
1/4 pound unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Dash white pepper
Dash Worcestershire sauce
1 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon white wine
In a bowl, whisk all ingredients until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate until ready to use. Use the Scampi "base" to make different flavored butters.
Photo: Cilantro Grilled Chicken Breast Recipe
















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By denisega_10307864
Miami, Florida
on December 06, 2012
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Due to the weather not cooperating for bbq, I pan seared the chicken breasts in some olive oil. I then turned off the heat, topped them with the cilantro butter and covered with a lid for about 1-2 minutes. The butter combined with the juices from the chicken and made a wonderful sauce to spoon over the brown basmati rice and fresh asparagus I was serving them with. I think the butter would also be delicious on a meaty fish such as grouper or tuna...
By Shrimpcat
Oklahoma City, OK
on September 27, 2012
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Amazing! So simple but so much flavor and perfectly balanced! I served corn on the side with this and the juices ran into it, next time I'll do that on purpose because it was sublime. Just perfect.
By paola.chavez19
Bowie, MD
on September 11, 2012
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Just made this for dinner along with brown rice and blueberry mango and spinach salad. It was delicious! (I only had chicken thighs but I think it was fine, even juicer then chicken breasts I bet.
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