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Grilled Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken Recipe

August 7, 2019 by Jeanette 15 Comments

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Vietnamese Grilled Chicken

Grilled Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken is delicious in salads, sandwiches, summer rolls, or as a main course. I love summer grilling, and am always looking for new ways to grill chicken. Grilled food is popular in Southeast Asia, and the fragrant flavors are a nice change from the typical American barbecue.

Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken - the marinade in this recipe is amazing! Delicious in salads, summer rolls, sandwiches or as a main course | https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

I visited Vietnam many years ago as part of a corporate incentive trip, and I still remember how hot it was. Lunch was a cold buffet, nothing too memorable. It wasn’t until I met a local Vietnamese American woman that I tasted delicious pho and a cool Vietnamese noodle salad served with fresh herbs and fried Vietnamese spring rolls for the first time. I’ve been intrigued ever since. There are similarities between Vietnamese and Thai cuisine, but I find Vietnamese food more subtle in flavor.

Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken Marinade

The marinade for Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken is rich and flavorful. Lemongrass can be found at Asian grocers, but can also sometimes be found in the fresh herb section of supermarkets. Fish sauce is more readily available in the Asian section of supermarkets these days.

Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken - marinade ingredients

 

It’s important to marinate the chicken for several hours for best flavor. Marinating overnight in the refrigerator is even better. You can use either chicken on the bone, or boneless chicken.

Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken - marinate at least 2 hours or overnight for best flavor

To prevent sticking when grilling this chicken, drizzle oil on a piece of foil placed on a baking sheet and lay the chicken on top. Drizzle a little more oil on top of the chicken, and slide the whole piece of foil onto the grill. This is my favorite trick when grilling chicken and fish for non-stick cooking and easy cleanup.

Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken - the marinade in this recipe is amazing! Delicious in salads, summer rolls, sandwiches or as a main course | https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

This Vietnamese grilled chicken would be delicious served with a cool salad of cooked Asian rice noodles, salad greens, and fresh herbs (cilantro, mint, Thai basil), tossed with Vietnamese dipping sauce, and chopped roasted peanuts.

Grilled Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken - the marinade in this recipe is amazing! Delicious in salads, summer rolls, sandwiches or as a main course
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Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken

This is delicious served with fresh salad greens, mint, cilantro and Asian rice noodles, along with Vietnamese dipping sauce, and chopped peanuts
Course Main Course
Cuisine Vietnamese
Prep Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 227 kcal
Author Jeanette

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast

Marinade

  • 2 tablespoons minced lemongrass
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallot
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon gluten free soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon organic sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup minced cilantro leaves

Instructions

  1. Mix marinade ingredients together in a large bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  2. Grill until cooked through.
Nutrition Facts
Vietnamese Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 227 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 161mg54%
Sodium 765mg33%
Potassium 467mg13%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 33g66%
Vitamin A 255IU5%
Vitamin C 0.9mg1%
Calcium 19mg2%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Summer Recipes Tagged With: cilantro, lemongrass, Southeast Asian recipe, Vietnamese cuisine, Vietnamese recipe

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Comments

  1. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    July 18, 2016 at 7:27 am

    O wow, this would make an amazing chicken sandwich :O Yum!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      July 19, 2016 at 8:16 pm

      This would definitely make a delicious sandwich – great idea!

      Reply
  2. dixya @food, pleasure, and health says

    July 18, 2016 at 10:17 pm

    this sounds like such a flavorful way to grill the chicken. i will think of this 🙂

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      July 19, 2016 at 8:17 pm

      This is very flavorful – hope you have a chance to try it!

      Reply
  3. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    July 19, 2016 at 4:33 am

    This grilled chicken would be great with so many things..yum!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      July 19, 2016 at 8:18 pm

      I agree Angie – I’ve had it with salad and in summer rolls lately.

      Reply
  4. Lauren says

    July 20, 2016 at 10:50 pm

    Mmmm gorgeous and looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      July 21, 2016 at 10:42 pm

      Thank you Lauren! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Anthony Lombardi says

    February 6, 2017 at 12:11 am

    Could you also cook these in the oven?

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      February 6, 2017 at 6:42 pm

      Yes, you should be able to roast this in the oven.

      Reply
      • anthony says

        February 7, 2017 at 11:41 pm

        Awesome thank you!

        Reply
  6. Rachel says

    October 2, 2017 at 9:17 pm

    This recipe looks amazing – I’ve been looking for a lemongrass chicken recipe for an upcoming dinner party! If I wanted to make this recipe, but with skewers, would I just cut the chicken into thinner,smaller pieces before marinating and then put the chicken on skewers before grilling? Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      October 2, 2017 at 10:29 pm

      Yes – I would cut the chicken into strips and marinate them. Soak the skewers in water if you’re using bamboo ones so they don’t burn too easily.

      Reply
      • Rachel Anderson says

        October 16, 2017 at 7:10 pm

        5 stars
        Thank you so much, Jeanette! I made this for my dinner party and they were a HUGE hit! Very delicious and full of flavor;everyone ate at least 3 skewers! Although it was cold and dark, we braved the weather and grilled them outside. So glad we did because it gave them the perfect, fresh-off-the-grill punch. I also added in coconut sugar instead of cane sugar to make it Paleo. So happy I discovered your blog! Keep up the good work!

        Reply
        • Jeanette says

          October 17, 2017 at 12:09 pm

          Hi Rachel – I’m so glad these turned out – thanks so much for coming back here and letting me know!

          Reply

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