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Lemon Pepper Mesquite Grilled Chicken (Southwest)

Lemon Pepper Mesquite Grilled Chicken (Southwest) Ingredients: chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw lemon juice, raw oil, olive, salad or cooking spices, pepper, black salt, table Dir...

Lemon Pepper Mesquite Grilled Chicken (Southwest)

Ingredients:
chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw
lemon juice, raw
oil, olive, salad or cooking
spices, pepper, black
salt, table

Directions:
Wash and pat dry chicken pieces, and place in plastic bag.
Pour lemon juice and olive oil over chicken, seal, and marinate for 3 hours in the refrigerator.
Remove from bag, discard marinate, and sprinkle liberal amounts of coarse ground black pepper and salt.
Cook chicken on grill, using indirect heating method, or a smoker using charcoal briquettes and mesquite chunks.
Whole chicken breasts will take about an hour (in a Webber).
Smaller pieces will take less time.
When done, serve immediately.