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6 Simple Chicken Marinades

Are you ready for the best chicken marinades? They're make your weeknight dinner wow-worthy. Bonus - they're great for meal prep freezer chicken as well. Watch the video below to see how I make them all!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Marinating Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chicken Marinades, chicken recipes
Servings: 3 servings
Author: Lisa Bryan

Ingredients

  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast (2 to 3 breasts)

Greek Lemon Chicken Marinade

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

Teriyaki Chicken Marinade

Fajita Chicken Marinade

Italian Chicken Marinade

Instructions

  • Choose a chicken marinade flavor and place all the ingredients (minus the chicken breast) into a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
    A chicken marinade in a bowl.
  • Place the chicken breasts into a glass container or sealable bag. Pour the marinade on top of the chicken, making sure it is covered. Let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or for up to 8 hours. (*See notes above for cooking and serving ideas!)
    Chicken marinade in a bag.

Video

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