Pickle Brine Chicken

Chicken Breast - Dinner

There aren't a lot of great uses for leftover pickle juice. I did hear recently that some people like to drink this stuff after jogging, which I found to be quite shocking, since I had no idea people still jogged. Like most brined recipes, the payoff is in the texture and moisture content and not necessarily in the taste. Having said that, these did have a nice little twang. So the next time you have nothing left in the pickle jar but the juice, you now know what to do.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 1hr5 mins

Total: 1hr25 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 servings

Pickle Brine Chicken

Ingredients

1 ½ cups dill pickle juice

or more to taste

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 pinch cayenne pepper

2 large skinless

boneless chicken breast halves

1 tablespoon olive oil

or as needed

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 pinch cayenne pepper

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Whisk pickle juice brown sugar kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper and 1 pinch cayenne pepper together in a large bowl until sugar dissolves. Submerge chicken breasts in brine using a plate or bowl to sink the breasts into the brine; refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

Step 2

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 3

Remove chicken breasts from brine discard the brine and dry chicken breasts with paper towels. Brush each breast with olive oil and season each with salt black pepper and cayenne pepper.

Step 4

Cook chicken on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear about 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a plate tent the plate with aluminum foil and let chicken rest for 5 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Pickle Brine Chicken

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 351

% Daily Value *

Protein: 47.3g 95%

Carbohydrates: 10.9g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 0.3g 1%

Sugars: 6.6g

Fat: 12.2g 19%

Saturated Fat: 2.5g 12%

Cholesterol: 129.2mg 43%

Vitamin A Iu: 118.3IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 30mg 231%

Vitamin B6: 0.9mg 58%

Vitamin C: 0.4mg 1%

Folate: 6.5mcg 2%

Calcium: 33.4mg 3%

Iron: 2mg 11%

Magnesium: 47mg 17%

Potassium: 415.5mg 12%

Sodium: 5451.5mg 218%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 11%

Calories From Fat: 110.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.