Grilled Italian Chicken with Basil Butter

This dinner is so easy a caveman could do it. I'm serious. And easy works for me this time of year, or pretty much any time of year. If you time this just right, you can present this chicken to your significant other when they walk through the door and say "hey I slaved over this delicious marinated chicken all day could you please grill it?" It worked for me.

I first saw the recipe for basil butter on Paula Deen, and she made it with chicken too but she just put like pepper on the chicken and grilled it, it was pretty tasteless. So I changed the recipe for the grilled chicken, but the butter is FABULOUS and we use it often!! You'll love the butter so much you'll want it on more than your chicken, so serve with french bread. I've posted a recipe for french bread you'll swear just came fresh baked off the shelf of your local grocery store, so you can use that if you want. It's easy too, but not really for a cave man. Unless he had a way to travel through time and use an oven.

Do you live in Arizona? Please listen up: go to Lowes, buy some basil seeds and plant them in your backyard where there is a drip line and an open space/dead plant. My basil plant is seriously out of control overgrown, pretty much all year round. I crack up when I go to the store and see a little package of fresh basil for like $2.85. I also think "Man, I'm missing the boat. I could be rich!" Friends of mine, you are TOTALLY WELCOME to come get some basil so you can make this delicious easy caveman dinner! Hope to see you soon :)

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Grilled Italian Chicken

1 pound boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts
1/3 cup Soy Sauce
1/3 cup Italian Dressing
1 Tablespoon Sugar
4 Basil Leaves, diced


Mix together soy sauce, Italian dressing, sugar, and basil. Place your chicken breasts in a large bowl or glass dish. Poke chicken with a fork. Pour sauce over chicken and marinate in fridge for 30 minutes to several hours. Grill chicken, discard marinade.
Spread Basil Butter on warm grilled chicken and serve with french bread with more Basil Butter. Oh yum. yum. YUM.

Basil Butter~recipe from Paula Deen
1/2 cup, 1 stick Butter, softened
2 Tablespoons fresh Basil, chopped
1 Tablespoon Parmesan Cheese
1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Pepper

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl with a fork. Serve over grilled chicken and with warm french bread.