6 Simple Chicken Marinade Recipes
Are you ready for the best chicken marinades? They make your weeknight dinner wow-worthy. Bonus - they're great for meal prep as well! Watch the video below to see how I make these chicken marinade recipes in my kitchen!
Servings: 3 servings
Equipment
- Stasher Sandwich Bag My favorite reusable bags for chicken marinades.
- Sharpie Chalk Marker These are my go-to pens for labeling bags, jars, etc...
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast (2 to 3 breasts)
Greek Lemon Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 lemon juiced (about 3 tablespoons juice)
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cilantro Lime Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves chopped
- 2 limes zested and juiced (about ¼ cup juice)
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Honey Mustard Chicken Marinade
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Teriyaki Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup tamari soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
- 1 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 green onion thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger (about ½-inch piece)
- 2 garlic cloves minced
Fajita Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 lime zested and juiced (about 2 tablespoons juice)
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Italian Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Make the marinade. Choose a chicken marinade flavor and place all the ingredients (minus the chicken breast) into a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
- Marinate the chicken. Place the chicken breasts into a glass container or sealable bag. Pour the marinade on top of the chicken, then seal the bag or cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap. Let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours. *See notes above for cooking and serving ideas.
Notes
- The nutritional information is for the Greek Lemon marinade.
- Each of these chicken breast marinade recipes is enough marinade for 1 to 1.5 lbs. of boneless skinless chicken breast.
Nutrition
Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 971mg | Potassium: 644mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 92IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 2mg
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