Juicy Chicken Breast Marinade

Rating: 3.86 stars
7 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 3
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 1

This is a great basic chicken marinade recipe that will give you moist, delicious chicken breasts every time!

By lalalauren

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Recipe Summary

prep:
10 mins
cook:
6 mins
additional:
6 hrs 10 mins
total:
6 hrs 26 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

6
Original recipe yields 6 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Pound chicken breasts on a work surface to at least 1/2-inch thickness.

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  • Whisk safflower oil, lemon juice, garlic, and Italian seasoning together in a bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add chicken, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 6 to 24 hours.

  • Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

  • Remove chicken from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.

  • Cook chicken on preheated grill until longer pink in the center, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Cook's Notes:

You can choose any dried herb. I personally enjoy the taste of Italian seasoning because it's a delicious combination of many herbs.

Substitute olive oil for the safflower oil, if desired.

If using a George Foreman(R), grill the chicken for 3 minutes flat.

Editor's Note:

Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of marinade ingredients. The actual amount of marinade consumed will vary.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
462 calories; protein 24.1g; carbohydrates 3.7g; fat 39.3g; cholesterol 64.6mg; sodium 57.4mg. Full Nutrition
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Reviews (5)

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7 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 3
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 1
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Rock_lobster
Rating: 3 stars
12/15/2015
Juicy Chicken Breast Marinade Haiku: "Nice chicken flavor, wish I'd changed it *just* a bit, so easy to make." As w/ SLN's review, I had to grill mine much longer than directed, but chicken breast shape and weight can affect grilling time so that's no fault - I'd anticipated needing to grill it more like 6 min./side. My only issue w/ this marinade was that it was so heavy on the Italian seasoning that the little green flakes just overtook the flavor entirely. I'd throw this marinade together again no prob, just reducing the Italian seasoning. Read More
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Leah Olsen
Rating: 5 stars
07/17/2016
Simple and delicious. My guests loved it. Will be a go-to. I sliced the garlic so I had nice pieces of it on the chicken. I ended up broiling them due to the weather; broiling on medium they took about 8 minutes per side. Read More
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Soup Loving Nicole
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Rating: 4 stars
09/27/2015
Made as written except that I sliced my chicken breast in half so that I could get more of the marinade throughout. I found that the chicken needed more than 3 minutes per side but other than that this worked perfectly. Super simple super tender and super moist. You really cannot go wrong with this recipe. I plan on playing around with the herb mix some but the lemon juice will stay. Read More
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Ellelee
Rating: 5 stars
05/25/2020
I used Tarragon and Rosemary. Read More
Brenda Smith
Rating: 4 stars
04/11/2021
Very juice chicken. Marinade needs salt. I will make again adding salt. Read More
MaryBeckett
Rating: 1 stars
06/28/2020
I was so looking forward to this recipe after reading the reviews. I couldn’t disagree more. The marinade needs salt! Breast turned out with good lemon and garlic flavor after marinating for over 24 hours, but dry meat. I may try one more time with salt added. Read More
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