Just A Great Chicken Marinade

Use it for a quick 30 minute marinade, though it’s even better if you can leave it for longer!

Chicken Marinade

99% of the time I use this chicken marinade, it’s an emergency eek, gotta do something with that chicken before it goes off! type situation. And therein lies the beauty of this marinade. It’s the quick-fix for any cut of chicken, and there’s tons of substitution options so you can make it anytime without having to run out to the shops. It’s savoury with a hint of sweet, and makes the chicken extra juicy which is especially great for chicken breast. This chicken marinade is sensational for grilled chicken!

Loads of substitution options

Here are the ingredients for the chicken marinade. I’ve listed some of the obvious alternatives here, but there’s actually substitutions for every single ingredient – even soy sauce (just use salt and water, that’s a basic brine mix). Don’t you wish there were more recipes as flexible as this where I could still guarantee a great outcome??😂

This marinade will work for any cut of chicken (bone in or out, skin on or off) though it’s especially good for chicken breast because it’s a fast acting flavour injector that adds juiciness into this lean cut of chicken. 3 hours to overnight is best. But for chicken breast or boneless thigh, even 30 minutes is effective – you’ll be surprised how much extra flavour you get from such a quick marinade! You’ll see that I cook it on the stove in the recipe video below, and it’s ideal for stove, BBQ or broiler/grill because you’ll get lovely browning on the chicken. If you want to bake this, it’s best to finish it off with a blast under the broiler/grill to get some colour on it. Because colour = flavour, especially for a marinade like this!

How to serve it

Because the chicken sucks up the marinade and makes it extra juicy, you’ll find a good amount of juices pools on the plate as the chicken rests which sort of serves as the sauce. Plus the chicken itself is loaded with juiciness so you’re not going to be missing a sauce here. Make up a mighty chicken salad, or serve it for dinner with a side salad. It’s pictured below with a Strawberry Spinach Salad that’s coming on Wednesday. One of the best new salads I’ve tried in a while! Otherwise, try making a big batch of Lemon Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Broccoli Salad or Macaroni Salad that you can keep in the fridge and serve up for days. I’m fond of these because they’re the type of salads that are even better the next day, and the next! ~ Nagi x

My all time Top 5 favourite chicken marinades

It was a hard call, but here’s my Top 5 6…

Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki – long time reader favourite! Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken – the flavour in this is outrageously good Chicken Shawarma (Middle Eastern) – the smell when this is cooking is unbelievable! Marinated Thai Chicken (Gai Yang) – you will seriously think you’re in Bangkok… Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce – skip the skewers and just use whole chicken pieces! Honey Soy Chicken – the glossy serving sauce is the cherry on top Or browse all Chicken recipes (there’s loads more chicken marinades!)