Healthy Chicken Marinade Recipe
Healthy chicken marinade for chicken breasts or any cut of chicken. This easy marinade adds flavor as well as tenderizes the chicken.
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- ½ cup lemon juice fresh
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons oregano minced or 2 teaspoons dried oregano, fresh
- ¼ cup parsley minced and lightly packed or 4 teaspoons dried parsley, fresh
- ¼ cup basil minced and lightly packed or 4 teaspoons dried basil, fresh
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Chicken
- 2 pounds chicken skinless breasts or any cut
Instructions
Chicken Marinade
- Add all marinade ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk until completely combined.
- Add chicken to large resealable bag or other container with a lid.
- Pour marinade over chicken, and seal.
- Place in refrigerator to chill up to 4 hours. Turn bag half way through marinading to ensure all chicken is coated.
- Remove from refrigerator and set at room temperature, 20-30 minutes.
Bake
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Set out 13x9 baking dish and lightly coat with olive oil or olive oil cooking spray.
- Place chicken in baking dish.
- Discard marinade.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or untilinternal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- Remove from oven and let chicken rest 5 minutes before slicing.
Slow Cooker
- Lightly coat the inside of the slow cooker with olive oil or spray with cooking spray.
- Place chicken in a slow cooker.
- Discard marinade.
- Cover and slow cook on low for 3-4 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- Remove from oven and let chicken rest 5 minutes before slicing.
Grill
- Lightly coat the grilling grates with olive oil.
- Pre-heat grill to 400 degrees.
- Place chicken on the grill.
- Discard marinade.
- Cook chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- Remove from grill and let chicken rest 5 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- I use 4 chicken breasts that are about 8 ounces each.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 572
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 572kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 76g | 152% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 18g | 106% |
| Cholesterol | 213mg | 71% |
| Sodium | 578mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.