Morning Marinated Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:

1 Cup Italian Dressing
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp crushed lemon grass
1/2 tsp cilantro paste
sea salt to taste
3 large chicken breasts

Step 1:

Prepare the chicken by making a series of tunnels for the marinate to permeate. Stab the chicken with a steak knife, and twist as though you're a vengeful mafioso.

Step 2:

Place the chicken in a 1-gal freezer bag, stabbed side up. Mix the marinade together and pour it into the bag. Seal the bag, leaving as little air as possible.

Step 3:

Leave the freezer bag flat and marinate the chicken for anywhere from 4-8 hours. This makes for a convenient weeknight meal, as you can do half the preparation the morning and leave it to soak all day.

Step 4:

Place the chicken breasts on the grill and cook for 15 minutes, turning them halfway through. The marinade is flavorful enough that a gas grill will do just fine. I've cooked these over charcoal though, in my grill basket with the coals in a tinfoil roaster pan I use when I want to use my gas grill as a regular grill.

Step 5:

Serve these with whatever spring or summer sides you want. Corn is always good, as are smashed potatoes.