Lemon Pepper Chicken Tenders
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 20 pieces, 8 to 10 appetizer servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 231
- Total Fat
- 16
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 11
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 1
- Protein
- 10
- Cholesterol
- 28
- Sodium
- 307
- Total: 22 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 12 min
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
Directions
Special equipment:
Twenty 6-inch bamboo party skewers- 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.