Healthy and packed with flavor… Once you learn my easy grill pan cooking method for chicken breast, you’ll become a devoted fan. Today I’m teaching you exactly how to grill chicken breast indoors on the stove with my easy and tasty marinade recipe. Let’s cook…
Why is my pan grilled chicken recipe the best?
- This method is an easy way to cook grilled chicken without a grill at home.
- It’s loaded with flavor thanks to a light (and fast) marinade.
- Use grilled chicken in dishes like homemade pizza, salads, and tacos.
- If you’re a beginner at cooking chicken, I’m here to help with a video (scroll to the bottom of page).
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this quick and easy chicken recipe.
Grill pan chicken breast marinade
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Olive oil
- Lemon juice (substitute lime juice)
- Cilantro
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
- Crushed red pepper flakes
To grill on the stove and finish
- Avocado oil (optional, but preferable for grilling perfectly golden brown chicken because it has a high heat tolerance and won’t burn easily like it’s substitute olive oil)
- Cilantro, fresh chopped
How to grill chicken on stove top
Now I’ll walk you through grilling chicken on a grill pan on the stove.
- Prep chicken. Pat chicken breast dry with paper towels. Pound chicken breasts flat and thin with a meat tenderizer, so they cook evenly in the grill pan. To do this, you may need to butterfly the chicken (cut it in half horizontally) so it’s about 1-2” thick.
- Make marinade. Add all grill pan chicken breast marinade ingredients (other than the chicken) to a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the chicken breast to the marinade and let sit for 15 minutes, or longer (a few hours) in the fridge.
- Grill chicken breast on stove top. Add a grill pan to the stove on medium-high heat. Brush grates with a little avocado oil if desired. Once it’s hot, add chicken breast and let it grill on the pan on the stove for about 5 minutes. Don’t move it during this time. Once grill marks form, flip the chicken breast with tongs and grill the other side for about 5 minutes or as long as needed until an internal meat thermometer confirms when the chicken pieces reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- Rest chicken in grill pan or on a cutting board for 5-10 minutes to let the juices settle. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro if desired and enjoy.
Here’s another tasty, easy chicken recipe: simmered chicken breast in enchilada sauce.
Try these pan seared chicken breast sliders
They’re topped with caramelized onions, which gives them french onion soup vibes. Great for Mother’s Day brunch or any other holiday…
Get the recipe for caramelized onions…
FAQs
Technically, no. If you don’t have at least 15 minutes to marinade your chicken before indoor grilling it, you can just season it with dry spices, salt and pepper, and then apply the olive oil to the grill pan and sear it when hot.
In this particular demonstration on how to make grilled chicken on stove, I’m using a versatile grilling pan that’s a large grill pan on one side (with grooves) and a flat griddle pan on the other side. So I can use it to make chicken breast one night, then whip together apple pancakes the next morning. You can shop my grill pan on Amazon.
Then I recommend my guide on how to cook chicken breast on the stove or this air fryer chicken breast. It will walk you through making pan seared chicken breasts in any cast iron skillet or flat pan you have.
Serve grilled chicken breast on stove with a tasty, healthy side dish like this air fryer acorn squash in the Fall or peach salad in the Summer. Either way, serve it with my jalapeno ranch dressing for a delicious meal.
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Meat thermometer recommendations
Every home chef needs a reliable meat thermometer to cook food perfectly.
On Sip Bite Go, you’ll often see me using:
- Meater thermometer – a fancy wireless thermometer that connects to a phone app – gifted to me from a Traeger partnership.
- ThermoPro digital thermometer – which has a wire that connects the thermometer to a display box outside the oven/grill.
It’s like being psychic! The great thing about either of the thermometers above is that I don’t have to take the food out of the oven to know the temperature.
How to use ‘em… What I do is stick the digital thermometer in steak, pork, chicken, whatever… Then put the food in the oven, on the smoker, or grill.
While the meat cooks, it reads the temperature so I know exactly what temp meat is as it’s cooking. Without having to take it out and check. It’s really difficult to overcook food when you know exactly what temp it is inside!
Are you a foodie, too?
Hey home chefs, hope that answers all your questions about how to cook chicken breasts with a grill pan. I also have a tasty air fryer chicken breast recipe I serve all the time with air fryer beets, chicken spinach pizza, and chicken taco pizza you will love.
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Easy Pan Grilled Chicken On Stove Recipe | Sip Bite Go
Equipment
- grill pan
- stove
Ingredients
Grill pan chicken breast marinade
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (substitute lime)
- 1 tbsp cilantro fresh chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes crushed
To grill on the stove and finish
- 2 tsp avocado oil substitute olive oil
- 1 tsp cilantro fresh chopped
Instructions
- Prep chicken. Pat chicken breast dry with paper towels. Pound chicken breasts flat and thin with a meat tenderizer, so they cook evenly in the grill pan. To do this, you may need to butterfly the chicken (cut it in half horizontally) so it’s about 1-2” thick.
- Make marinade. Add all grill pan chicken breast marinade ingredients (other than the chicken) to a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the chicken breast to the marinade and let sit for 15 minutes, or longer (a few hours) in the fridge.
- Grill chicken breast on stove top. Add a grill pan to the stove on medium-high heat. Brush grill pan with a little avocado oil if desired. Once it’s hot, add chicken breast and let it grill on the pan on the stove for about 5 minutes. Don’t move it during this time. Once grill marks form, flip the chicken breast with tongs and grill the other side for about 5 minutes or as long as needed until an internal meat thermometer confirms when the chicken reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- Rest chicken in grill pan or on a cutting board for 5-10 minutes to let the juices settle. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro if desired and enjoy.
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