Do you love grilled chicken? If so, you HAVE to try my favorite marinade of all time. We have creatively named it The BEST Chicken Marinade Ever.
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If you ever come over to my house and we make you grilled chicken… THIS is the recipe you will be asking for before you leave ;). We have loved it for years. We typically put it on boneless skinless thighs (our favorite) but it is ah-mazing with regular thighs and drumsticks and even chicken breasts (as pictured above).
Best Chicken Marinade Ever
This marinade is easy to throw together and gets stronger the longer it sits. We typically throw it in for 30 minutes or so (because we are last minute like that 😉 but it gets a really nice flavor if you let it marinade over night or at least 4 hours or so.
Regardless how you like it, the trick to any great grilled chicken really is in making sure you don’t overcook (or under cook- blech) it. I wrote a post a while back about how we get the perfect chicken every time here. (Want a hint? It has A LOT to do with this very important piece of kitchen equipment.)
Best Chicken Marinade Ever
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken
- 1 can or bottle of beer
- 6 green onions chopped or 2 Tbsp freeze dried shallots
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 2 cloves of garlic or 1 tsp freeze dried garlic
- 2 T Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 t hot sauce
- 1/4 c mustard
Instructions
- Pour beer in mixing bowl
- Add Kosher Salt, Onions/Shallots, Garlic, Worcestershire Sauce, Hot Sauce and Mustard to the bowl and mix well
- Soak your chicken in the mixture for approximately 30 minutes to 8 hours depending on taste
- Grill to an internal temperature of at least 165.
Looking for some other great chicken marinades? We love this Grilled Lemon Chicken and our readers RAVE about our Basil Lime Chicken.
Looking for some great sides for your cookout? We often pair our grilled chicken with this yummy Summer Corn Salad and these Sweet and Tangy Crock Pot Baked Beans.
Dessert?
Oh we got you covered with this yummy Easy Peach Cobbler that is ah-mazing and we have been told these Mason Jar Raspberry Chocolate Brownies are a chocolate lovers dream!
Man– now I’m ready for a GOOD(e) cookout! How about you?
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Merriell says
If you have a FoodSaver machine..use it to marinate your chicken in about 5 minutes or so..the marinade replaces the air that is vacunnmed and the entire meat has the flavor!