Lager and Lemon-Grilled Chicken

This chicken was the chicken you want from the grill on a hot day. Light taste, but not overpowering on either the lager or the lemon. We had with baked beans. They were good together.

Lager and Lemon-Grilled Chicken

1 cup lager beer (such as Budweiser)

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano (we used 2/3 tsp dried)

1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons honey

1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

3 garlic cloves, minced

4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Cooking spray

Combine first 10 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken; seal and marinate in refrigerator 3 hours, turning bag occasionally. Remove the chicken from bag; discard marinade.
Prepare grill to medium-high.
Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until done.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half)

CALORIES 304 (24% from fat); FAT 8.1g (sat 1.8g,mono 3.1g,poly 1.8g); IRON 1.9mg; CHOLESTEROL 145mg; CALCIUM 30mg; CARBOHYDRATE 2.1g; SODIUM 195mg; PROTEIN 53g; FIBER 0.1g

Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2005