Chicken Marinade

This easy Chicken Marinade comes together in minutes, and it leaves your grilled or baked chicken moist and tender with the best flavor from garlic, thyme, and marjoram.

Course main meal chicken

Cuisine American

Keyword best chicken marinade, grilled chicken marinade, how long to marinate chicken, how to marinate chicken

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 349kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 lemons juiced
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 2.25 lbs.

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, minced garlic, dried thyme, dried marjoram, and freshly ground black pepper.
Add the chicken breasts and marinate for at least 30 minutes up to 2 hours.
Preheat the grill to medium heat. Grill for 5-7 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breasts. Flip and grill another 5-7 minutes or until an internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
Cover the chicken loosely with aluminum foil, and allow it to rest for 10-15 minutes.

Notes

Try dried herbs like basil, oregano, sage, rosemary, and cilantro. Other spices to try include cumin, ginger, cayenne, and paprika.
Fresh lime juice works just as well as lemon juice, and it is particularly tasty if using the chicken in a Mexican dish.
Use it on any chicken, including boneless, bone-in, breasts, thighs, legs, or wings, but remember that marinating times for bone-in and skin-on chicken are longer.
Cover the marinated chicken with plastic wrap and place it in the fridge.
The marinade can be made up to 48 hours in advance, stored in an airtight container, and placed in the fridge, but use the guidelines above to decide when to add the raw chicken and start marinating.
No additional salt is needed with this marinade, as even low-sodium soy sauce is high in sodium.
This chicken is also great baked. Place marinated chicken on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil and bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees,
Store leftover chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave at reduced power.
To freeze chicken, cool completely, then store it in a freezer bag removing as much air as possible. Freeze for up to 3 months.

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