When it comes to eating healthy, I love using the grill. I used to hate vegetables. In order to eat them, I had to drench them in Ranch, bread and fry them, or soak them in butter. I started grilling my vegetables and slowly began to love them. Now, I could eat vegetables for every meal. Training your taste buds to like healthy food is easy, but you have to be creative and try out different methods.
After spin class yesterday, I wanted to use up the vegetables in the fridge and make a healthy dinner. Even though I was cooking for one, I wanted to make a ton extra for leftovers throughout the weekend. The grill is awesome for food prepping. Exercise is great, but it’s all about a healthy diet.
The chicken was seasoned with the juice of 1/2 of a lemon, juice of 1/2 of a orange, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, 2 tablespoons town sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. In a blender or food processor, puree the ingredients. Let the chicken marinate in the seasoning 30min-6 hours. The longer it marinates, the more flavorfully the chicken will be.
Grease a sheet of tin foil, and lay the chicken on top. Set the tin foil on a heated grill and let it cook thoroughly. Continue to flip. You will want to keep checking on the chicken because it’s easy to overcook chicken on a grill. Overcooked chicken is dry and chewy and no one wants that. As soon as the center is fully cooked, remove the chicken from the grill.
The vegetables will take longer to cook. I make these all the time and sometimes I bake them instead of grilling. In my opinion, grilling makes the vegetables taste so much better. I’m a huge fan of the grill mark taste.
The vegetables were tossed in olive oil, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, and garlic and herb seasoning. The brown sugar gives the vegetables a glazed and crisp texture.
I usually throw my leftover grilled vegetables in my morning omelets or in my afternoon salads.
Livi @ Eat, Pray, Work It Out says
Grilled veggies are delicious!!
Linda @ TheFitty says
I can’t take out my barbeque grill since it’s getting cold here, but I adore the Smokey and tender flavour it gives meats; I feel you!
Connie says
That looks delicious!
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Kristin says
I LOVE grilled veggies. I don’t know why it took me so long to start preparing them this way but I’m so glad I did!
Alexis says
Hi Tara! I have a question- I have been eating healthy and exercising, but one thing I struggle with is I HATE most vegetables. I would love to just be able to order a salad when I go out to eat. You mentioned you hated vegetables- do you have any suggestions for “training” your taste buds, or is it one of those things I have to just get over and eat it anyway?
mookie says
Love grilled food! I feel like everything tastes better grilled. Including pizzas! I want to mention to be carefule grilling/roasting food in aluminum foil because aluminum is a metal and transfers easily to food when cooked with it. I have found roasting papers or grilling cedar planks to work just as well. 🙂
Lauren says
You should buy a grill basket! I bought one years ago and it is the best thing other. Mine is sort of like this one…
http://www.amazon.com/GrillPro-98121-Porcelain-Coated-Square/dp/B000FJLMQ2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1416091219&sr=8-3&keywords=grill+basket
Lauren says
I am obsessed with grilled veggies! I bought a grill basked (similar to this one: http://www.amazon.com/GrillPro-98121-Porcelain-Coated-Square/dp/B000FJLMQ2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1416091219&sr=8-3&keywords=grill+basket) a few years ago, and it was a game changer! 🙂
Casey @ Camo Tails says
It’s midnight but now I’m craving grilled chicken!!
TK says
Asparagus grilled with a drizzle of olive oil and a few good sprinkles of sea salt is to die for.
Becky says
I never get tired of grilled veggies and grilled chicken!
Haelena says
I would love to see your France trip recaps! Please post more!
Natasha says
Just stocked up on a ton of veggies from Trader Joe’s…time to grill!!!
Amy says
I feel like you put brown sugar on EVERYTHING! I seriously never use it, but I need to remember to try! If you’re putting it on everything, it must be good.
Jess says
Yum this looks amazing! I absolutely love all of your recipes thank you for sharing!
jes says
Thank you for this!