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Thai Chicken Marinade Recipe
Switch up your everyday chicken with this Thai chicken marinade! It's made from scratch with only real ingredients and delivers big bold Thai flavor. Grill or bake it, and serve it with some rice and a salad for a quick and easy meal that's ready in just 35 minutes!
Prep Time
5 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 292 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- ¼ cup soy sauce gluten-free if needed
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon red curry paste see. notes
- 1 tablespoon finely minced ginger
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 lb chicken thighs or breast
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, mix the soy sauce, fish sauce, coconut sugar, lime juice, curry paste, ginger, and garlic.
- Place the chicken in a shallow container (like a baking dish) and pour the marinade over top. Mix it around so that all the pieces are coated in the marinade. Let the chicken marinate in your fridge for at least 30 minutes, or up to 8 hours.
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Cook the chicken
- Bake: Put the chicken and all of the marinade into a shallow baking dish. Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit, uncovered, for 15 minutes for boneless thighs, 20-25 minutes for breast, and 35-40 minutes for bone-in thighs.Grill: Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill over medium heat for 10 minutes for boneless thighs, 18-22 minutes for breast, and 30-35 minutes (over indirect heat) for bone-in thighs.
Optional: freeze the chicken
- Put the raw chicken into freezer bags then pour the marinade over the top. Squish the bag around a little so that the chicken is coated in the marinade then seal the bag and put it into your freezer.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
292kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
45g
(90%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
215mg
(72%)
Sodium
850mg
(35%)
Potassium
611mg
(17%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
352IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 292
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 292kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 45g | 90% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 215mg | 72% |
| Sodium | 850mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 611mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 352IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.