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Marinated Rosemary Lemon Chicken

"Perfect for the summer barbecue! Serve with rice, a light pasta salad, or grilled corn. Great summer eating!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Lemon and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 845 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

The recipe

4 servings
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. In a bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil and dried rosemary to make a marinade.

  2. Place the chicken breast halves in a shallow dish or resealable bag, pour the marinade over them and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, up to 4 hours.

  3. Preheat a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat (about 200°C/400°F for oven finishing if needed) and lightly oil the surface.

  4. Remove the chicken from the marinade and discard the leftover marinade. Cook the chicken for 5 to 7 minutes per side, until the thickest part reaches 165°F (74°C).

  5. While the chicken cooks, lay the lemon slices in the pan for 1 to 2 minutes per side until lightly charred.

  6. Let the chicken rest for 3 minutes, then serve topped with the grilled lemon slices.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Lemon + rosemarytop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together845 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,489 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Olive + chickentop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together10,796 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).

  4. Lemon + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together10,849 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Rosemary + chickentop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,075 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs