Best Chicken Marinade (Recipe 78 of 150)

Photo from Modern Honey

If you title your recipe the "best" it'd better live up to that label IMHO. This recipe was VERY similar to my other favorite marinade recipe Better Than A1 marinade. That recipe I use with beef. It never crossed my mind to use it with chicken. 

I put this marinade together and had it going for 4 hours before grilling the chicken. I used chicken tenders for this recipe and it was a nice, balanced flavored marinade. This was a GREAT marinade. It's being added to the favorites. 

Best Chicken Marinade

Recipe from Modern Honey

Serves 4

2 lbs. Chicken Breasts Tenders, or Thighs

1/3 - 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil depending on preference

3 T Fresh Lemon Juice

3 T Soy Sauce

2 T Balsamic Vinegar

1/4 c Brown Sugar

1 T Worcestershire Sauce

3 Garlic Cloves minced or 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1 1/2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Pepper

Garnish:

Fresh Parsley

In a bowl, stir together oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper.

Pierce chicken breasts with a fork all over. Place in a large Ziploc bag. Pour marinade over chicken.

Let marinate for at least 30 minutes. 4 - 5 hours is ideal.

Preheat grill to medium heat. Brush grill with oil to prevent sticking.

Place chicken on the grill. Cook for approximately 5 - 6 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of chicken. The internal temperature of the chicken should reach 165 degrees.

Remove chicken from grill and let rest for 5 minutes.