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    Chicken Marinade

    Posts: 84 Member
    edited January 21 in Recipes
    Does anyone have any good chicken marinades they can share? I love just plain grilled chicken but I am getting pretty sick of dipping it into balsamic vinegar or mustard to get some flavor. Any ideas?

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    • Posts: 3,488 Member
      I like things spicy, so some of my favorites are
      * ginger wasabi dressing (picked up next to the sushi stand in the grocery store)
      *siracha sauce
      * a little soy sauce and garlic paste
      * curries and other dry spice blends hydrated with a few tbsp of plain yogurt (also adds a nice brown crust to grilled stuff!)
    • Posts: 80 Member
      Does anyone have any good chicken marinades they can share? I love just plain grilled chicken but I am getting pretty sick of dipping it into balsamic vinegar or mustard to get some flavor. Any ideas?

      1-1/3 cups soy sauce
      1/3 cup Mirin rice cooking wine* (or other white wine)
      1/2 cup honey
      1 tablespoon minced garlic
      1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
      2-3 tablespoons Sriracha chili sauce

      I use this on chicken breast, and got the idea from a wing recipe here:

      http://www.theyummylife.com/honey_teriyaki_hot_wings
    • Posts: 84 Member
      thanks to you both!
    • Posts: 55 Member
      light italian dressing is all that we use, marinade it and then grill it...awesome flavor
    • Posts: 171 Member
      I do various ones - so here goes

      Mexican Hot Sauce (very low sodium kind) 12oz with 2lbs of chicken, sprinkle in some homemade ranch seasoning - crock in crockpot for 6 hrs on low - take out chicken, shredd, add back to sauce for 30min.

      Low Sodium Chicken Broth - 30oz - add in 2-3lbs of frozen chicken, tsp garlic powder, tsp paprika - cook on low 6 hrs and shredd

      Herb & Wine Marinade(not sure of brand name) - Low Cal/Low Sodium - pour in crock, add 2-3lbs chicken, cook on low 6hrs and then shredd.

      Salsa, Frozen Chicken, crock on low for 6hrs, shredd

      For chicken salad - I boil chicken - a whole one or just breasts I then cut up as soon as it is cooked and put in fridge for later use.
      Chicken, Apple, Cranberry Salad - 1/4 cp greek, plain nonfat yogurt, 1/8 cp olive oil reduced fat mayo, tsp curry powder, 1Tblspn lemon juice, 2cups of chicken - put chicken, one apple cut up(no core), cranberries (dried) in a bowl. In a seperate bowl mix yogurt, lemon juice, mayo, curry and then pour over chicken mixture, close container and shake.

      Ok - these are just my basic ones - hope some of them work for you.
    • Posts: 482 Member
      Will a brine work for ya?
      I've been on this brine kick since I discovered how much better my chicken tastes.

      I wish I had exact amounts but I take 3-4 chicken breasts, toss them in a ziploc bag with a 1/2 a palmful of salt, bay leaf, fresh ground pepper and couple peeled whole garlic cloves. Swish around so the salt is dissolved. Brine in the fridge overnight or a couple hours. When ready to cook, dump them out, rinse off and then I rub them with chill powder/cumin and grill.
    • Posts: 191 Member
      Bump!
    • Posts: 5 Member
      1/2 Cup Olive Oil
      1/2 Cup White Wine
      1 tbsp Oregano
      1 tbsp Sugar
      1 tbsp Salt
      1 tbsp Black Pepper
      2 tbsp Huy Fong Fresh Chili Garlic Sauce or Rooster Hot Sauce or Sriracha (adjust to your taste)
      1/2 tbsp Paprika
      1 tbsp Chopped Garlic

      Marinate overnight and grill the chicken next day. Adjust all the above according to your taste - I usually eyeball it and like it spicy.
    • Posts: 375 Member
      simple one I like

      Teriyaki sauce (I use yoshidas)
      lil soy
      spices (I use ginger, cummin, white pepper, garlic)

      marinade a couple hours and grill away
    • Posts: 10
      I like stir-fries.

      2 tsp. dry sherry
      2 tsp. soy sauce
      1 tsp. cornstarch

      marinate for 10 minutes and stir-fry. I add tien tsin chili pepper seeds while cooking to heat it up.
    • Posts: 3 Member
      I sometimes use Low Fat Italian Dressing, or just put Olive Oil, Oregano, and Lemon Juice on it with some minced garlic
    • Posts: 41 Member
      I really LOVE Grill Mates Mojito Lime marinade!!
    • Posts: 2,555 Member
      I use Papa John garlic butter. NUMMY!
    • Posts: 31
      yum- that sounds delish!
    • Posts: 110 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 332 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 373 Member
      I have five chicken breasts currently sitting in this marinade in the fridge:

      4 tsp Dijon mustard
      2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
      4 tbsp organic honey
      4 tsp lemon & pepper seasoning
      4 tsp garlic powder

      When it's time to bake them in the oven for dinner tomorrow, each breast will be wrapped by a slice of thick-cut bacon.

      350 deg F for 30 minutes or until bacon is dark brown.
    • Posts: 196 Member
      bump! i need more chicken marinades myself.
    • Posts: 196 Member
      oops.. double post.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      Naturally brewed soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, minced garlic, brown sugar, salt, pepper, cayenne, brown sugar, and a crap ton of dried parsley. I always marinate over night. Totally delicious.
    • Posts: 1,998 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 47
      -Soy Sauce
      -Sriracha
      -Garlic Powder

      Easiest recipe ever and so delicious!!!
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