{Dijon Basil Chicken}

This is another recipe i absolutely LOVE. I LOVE basil. The smell and taste of it is to die for!! I just sit there and smell the marinade for a few minutes before i throw the chicken in it because i love the smell so much. This is also another simple healthy recipe. You can throw your chicken in some marinade before you head out the door in the morning.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup olive oil or canola oil

1/4 cup dijon mustard

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

3TBS. chopped fresh basil OR dried basil, use 2 tsp.

1 TBS minced garlic(if you love garlic add a little extra!)

1 tsp. oregano

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

6 half chicken breasts

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together in a large ziploc bag or bowl. Set aside some of the marinade before adding the chicken, to spoon over chicken when serving. Add chicken breasts to marinade and refridgerate for 1 hour to several hours. The longer the more flavorful! You can either broil them in your oven for 5 minutes on each side or do what i do, cook them on a grill that's like a George Foreman grill, but those usually squeeze the juices out of your chicken making it less juicy. Do not overcook! I don't have any trick for not overcooking them. I just slice open the center of one chicken to check and make sure there is no pink. I used to cook it until it looked dried. haha! Don't do that. It can be juicy AND cooked through.

When serving, I like to serve this with mashed potatoes and salad. I like to poor a little bit of the marinade that i set aside over the chicken and i like to put a little on my mashed potatoes! So yummy!

Source: And old roomie of mine gave this recipe to me in 2003.