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5 Easy Chicken Marinade
These 5 easy chicken marinade recipes are freezer-friendly, effortless to prepare, and totally delicious! These are the perfect chicken marinades for meal prepping, grilling, panfrying, Instant Pot, and more!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
2
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast per marinade
ROSEMARY CITRUS
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 3 tablespoon rosemary
- pinch salt
CHIPOTLE LIME
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup chicken stock or water
- pinch salt
- 2 clove garlic minced
- 1 lime juiced
- 93 mL adobo sauce I used half of the can shown above. More if you want more adobo flava flav, from a can of chipotle peppers
- 1 chipotle pepper
GREEK
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 4 lemon juiced, plural
- lemon zest of one
- 4 cloves garlic pressed or minced
- 2 tablespoons oregano dried
- 1 tablespoon rosemary
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- pinch black pepper
- pinch salt
VIETNAMESE
- 2-3 tablespoon lemongrass sliced
- 1 shallot minced
- ⅓ cup soy sauce paste form
- 1 garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
LEMON PAPRIKA
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 garlic
- pinch black pepper
- pinch salt
- pinch lemon zest
Instructions
- Whisk together the ingredients for (one) marinade in a small bowl until combined.
- Combine the marinade with the chicken in a ziplock freezer bag, and toss until the chicken is evenly coated in the marinade. Carefully press out the extra air in the bag before sealing.
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If Freezing
- Immediately transfer the chicken pack(s) to the freezer, and freeze laying flat for up to 3 months. Then when you’re ready to cook the chicken, transfer the chicken pack back to the refrigerator for 24 hours, or until it has thawed completely.
If Using Immediately
- Refrigerate the chicken for anywhere from 30 minutes to up to 1 day to marinate.
Baking
- Heat oven to 425°F. Add chicken and marinade to a small baking dish. Bake chicken for 25-30 minutes.
Instant Pot
- Place the chicken into the Instant Pot and add 1 cup of water (or broth) and pressure cook for 8-9 minutes (depending on the size of your chicken breast, 6 minutes per pound of chicken) and then Quick Release when done.
- Optional: After removing the chicken from the Instant Pot, press sauté, add a tbsp of cornstarch or heavy cream to thicken the liquid leftover in the pot to make it into a sauce! This does not work with the greek chicken though.
- Note: be sure to shake off the marinade for the greek chicken (the yogurt) before placing it in the IP with the 1 cup liquid.
Grilling
- Heat grill to medium-high. Grill for 18 minutes, flipping the chicken halfway through, until it is cooked through (165°F)