Easy Grilled Chicken Marinade
This quick and easy grilled chicken marinade recipe is healthy, flavorful and made with basic ingredients. It can also be used as a baked chicken marinade.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 194kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Olive oil
- ¼ cup Soy sauce Low sodium
- ¼ cup Lemon juice
- ¼ cup Honey
- 1 tablespoon Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Paste or finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Paste or finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Thyme Dried
- ½ teaspoon Oregano Dried
- ½ teaspoon Paprika
- ¼ teaspoon Red chili flakes Optional
- Salt Optional
- 6 Chicken breasts
- Cilantro, basil or parsely Fresh, for garnish
Instructions
- In a deep mixing bowl, add oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, honey, vinegar, ginger, garlic, black pepper, thyme, oregano, paprika, red chili flakes and additional salt (optional).
- Mix everything together.
- Place chicken breasts in the bowl and mix them in the marinade thoroughly.
- Cover bowl tightly with saran wrap and marinate in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes up to maximum of 24 hours.
- When you are ready to grill or bake, use tongs to remove chicken pieces from marinade and place it on a hot grill. Grill each side for 6-7 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked through.
- While grilling, baste the chicken with reserved marinade a few times.
- Remove chicken breasts from grill and place them on a serving dish. Garnish with chopped parsley, cilantro or basil.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 mins and then enjoy!
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Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftover grilled chicken can be refrigerated in a sealed container for up to 1 day.