Grilled Tuscan Chicken with Green Beans and Tomatoes

Get ready for the flavors of Italy in this 30 minute summer grilling menu.

 

Grilled Tuscan Chicken with Green Beans and Tomatoes

Time for some grilling action.  This is so quick and easy you can easily pull this off on a weekday.  30 minutes of cooking time along with 30 minutes to marinate the chicken for full flavor and you are ready to have a meal with 2 sides dishes on the table.  

Chicken breasts are marinated with Italian dressing and some dried basil and oregano to give it a full-bodied Tuscan flavor then grilled to perfection.  Along side you will find the easiest side dishes of steamed green beans, and juicy cherry tomatoes dressed with Italian flavors.    One easy and quick meal that tastes like you spent hours perfecting the flavors.

Enjoy!

What Ingredients do I need?

• Italian dressing

• dried Oregano

• dried Basil

• boneless, skinless chicken breasts

• bag of ready to steam green beans

• pint of cherry tomatoes

Substitutions and Variations

• Protein:  Use chicken thighs or pork chops 

• Tomatoes:  Use grape tomatoes, or cut up vine ripened or Campari tomatoes

• Green Beans: try grilling them in a grill basket along side the chicken, or sauteing them in a skillet.

• Vegetables: try substituting zucchini (either grilled or sauted) yellow squash, or Japanese eggplant for the green beans

• Garnish:  Top with chopped fresh herbs such as oregano or basil

• Marinade: used rosemary instead of the basil and oregano in the marinade. 

Kitchen Tips and Notes

• Side Dish:  Serve with some crusty bread.

• Create a salad:  Instead of placing the tomatoes on the green beans you can toss them with some chopped romaine lettuce and a little dressing for a simple salad.

• Leftovers can be combined with lettuce for a main dish salad.

• Use an indoor grill pan instead of an outdoor grill.  This will even cut down on time!

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Grilled Tuscan Chicken with Green Beans and Tomatoes

serves 4

3/4 cup Italian dressing, divided
1 1/2 Tablespoon dried Oregano
1 1/2 Tablespoon dried Basil
fresh ground black pepper
kosher salt
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 12oz. bag ready to steam green beans
1 pint of cherry tomatoes, halved

Heat grill to medium high heat.  Combine 1/2 cup of dressing along with the oregano and basil in a container or sealed bag.  Add pepper to taste to the marinade.  Remove 1/4 cup to a bowl to use for basting.  Add chicken to the marinade tossing to coat.  Allow to marinate 30 minutes.

Remove chicken from the marinade and discard used marinade.  Grill chicken 10 minutes turning once or until chicken reaches 160 degrees basting with reserved 1/4 cup of marinade.  Remove chicken and allow to rest 5 minutes.

Meanwhile cook green beans according to package directions.  Season with salt and pepper.  In a bowl toss tomatoes with 1/4 cup of Italian dressing.  

To serve, place chicken breasts on a platter and surround them with steamed green beans topped with dressed tomatoes.