Italian Grilled Chicken with Cucumber Bruschetta

This was delicious and fresh and super easy! Since I don't have a grill, I just cooked the chicken in a cast iron skillet and that worked just fine as well. I also just marinaded the chicken in Italian Dressing that morning and let it hang out for the rest of the day. She talked about using some Italian marinade packet and I didn't know what that was but I did have Italian Dressing.

A great summer meal!

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Ingredients:

for the chicken-
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup store bought italian flavored marinade

for the cucumber bruschetta-
1/2 cup peeled, diced english cucumber
2 roma tomatoes, diced
8 basil leaves torn or chopped
1/4 cup parmesan cheese shavings
1/8 teaspoon minced garlic {optional}
1 teaspoon good quality balsamic vinegar
salt & pepper, to taste

Directions:

Place chicken breasts in plastic container or leak-proof food storage bag with italian flavored marinade. Stir to coat and refrigerate until ready to grill.

Preheat outdoor grill to high. Lightly grease grill. Place chicken breasts on hot grill and reduce heat to medium. Cook about 5 minutes per side or until chicken is cooked thoroughly. {This really depends on the thickness of the chicken. Use a thermometer or cut it open to be sure you have it cooked all the way! You should see no pink!}

While the chicken is cooking, chop up and stir together all the ingredients for the bruschetta topping.

Remove chicken from the grill, cover with foil and let rest 5-10 minutes.

When you are ready to serve, top chicken with cucumber bruschetta. Serve immediately.