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Best Chicken Marinade

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 1/16/22Updated: 9/15/23

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This chicken marinade makes juicy, flavorful and delicious chicken. It will become your go to marinade.

Easy CHicken Marinade

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

A good chicken marinade is an essential part of any cooking repertoire. It’s a quick and easy way to pull dinner together.  This marinade can be changed up a lot of different ways. 

This is the best chicken marinade and it is perfect one to use for any dish you want to add a little more flavor to.  I often just marinade my chicken breasts, grill them or bake them and then serve them with one of my favorite rice or potato dishes. But this chicken works really well in salads and pastas too. Your options are limitless.

Easy Chicken Marinade

Ingredients

Mustard. I usually use Dijon but a stone ground mustard, spicy brown or regular yellow mustard will work too.

Vinegar. I prefer apple cider vinegar but balsamic vinegar would give it a nice flavor and sometimes I use red or white wine vinegar.

Sugar. The recipe calls for brown sugar but honey will also work.  You’ve got lots of flexibility to use what you have on hand or play around with your flavor combinations.

Easy CHicken Marinade

Frequently Asked Questions

How long should I marinate chicken?

The ideal marinate time for chicken is 4-5 hours. Any longer and the texture of the chicken can be effected.

What Kind of Chicken Can I Use

I prefer boneless and skinless chicken breasts. Chicken tenders or thighs will also work well with a marinade.

Pair This With:

  • Rice Pilaf
  • Spicy Potatoes
  • Smashed Potatoes

Easy CHicken Marinade

Check out some of my other favorite recipes:

  • Chicken Tostadas
  • Spinach Apple Salad
  • Garlic Herb Seasoning

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4.89 from 9 votes

Chicken Marinade Recipe

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
A simple and flavorful chicken marinade that will quickly become a favorite.
serves: 6 servings
Prep:10 minutes minutes
Cook:0 minutes minutes
Marinade at least:1 hour hour
Total:1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 6 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • juice of one lemon
  • 3 Tbsp mustard Dijon
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Mix together all ingredients, add in chicken and allow to marinate for at least one hour.

Tips & Notes:

This is enough marinade for up to six chicken breasts

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Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 203kcal (10%) Carbohydrates: 19g (6%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 14g (22%) Saturated Fat: 2g (13%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g Monounsaturated Fat: 10g Trans Fat: 1g Sodium: 673mg (29%) Potassium: 48mg (1%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 18g (20%) Vitamin A: 5IU Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 23mg (2%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Holiday Main Dish
Cuisine:American
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  1. Samantha Hutchinson says

    Posted on 2/27 at 5:38 am

    This is one of my go-to chicken marinades. I do use it to make tostadas as well as put on salads.

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  2. Lou Ann Warren says

    Posted on 1/30 at 7:44 pm

    Can I leave the salt out?? Looking for no salt, low salt recipes for heart patient. Just wondered if it would be okay???

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 2/3 at 8:32 am

      Lou Ann, You can definitely leave it out but it may effect the flavor.

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