Marinade for Healthy Grilled Chicken

Recipe created by Lawrence Livermore Labs
Oprah.com | July 08, 2010

While grilling seems like a perfectly harmless summer activity, Janis Jibrin, lead nutritionist at TheBestLife.com, warns it has a dark side. Cooking food over a high, open flame can produce cancer-causing substances.

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But this marinade, used in an experiment by Lawrence Livermore Labs, reduces formation of those substances by up to 95 percent in grilled chicken.

Servings: Serves 6

Ingredients

3 medium crushed garlic cloves
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 Tbsp. grainy mustard
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 lime , juiced
1/2 lemon , juiced
6 Tbsp. olive oil
Pepper to taste
6 chicken breast halves

Directions

Combine all ingredients except for chicken in a large bowl. Season with pepper. Marinate chicken in liquid several hours or overnight (refrigerated).

Bring to room temperature before charcoal-broiling.

Grill chicken until cooked through. Serve.

For more healthy-eating advice, check out TheBestLife.com.

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