3 Chicken Marinade Recipes 
The grocer had skinless, boneless chicken breasts on sale, buy one package-get one free. Oh yea, I stocked up! As soon as I arrived home, I divided them up into 1 gallon freezer bags, got out the spices and went to town!
I had four freezer bags to season, here's what I did.
First Bag received the Italian Marinade blend.
- 2 tablespoons minced onion
- 1 large garlic clove, crushed
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Second Bag, I went for a kiss of citrus.
- 2 limes, cut in half, squeezed dry, in went juice & rinds
- 2 large garlic cloves, squeezed through a garlic press
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Third Bag, I was going for spicy, smokey with a hint of sweet.
- 1 lime, cut in half, squeezed dry, in went juice & rinds
- 2 fresh jalapenos, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons New Mexico Chili Powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
The picture above shows the chicken marinated in this last spicy, smokey recipe.
The last bag I left unseasoned just in case.
After I massaged the seasonings into the chicken breasts, I threw ALL the bags in the freezer for future use.
When it came time to pull a bag out, I removed the amount of chicken I needed and defrosted it the microwave. Then went on to grill it.
Read Using Pita Bread for Pizza Crust for how I used the citrus chicken and smokey chicken.
Very helpful Jill…Thanks for the tips
I just tried this recipe and its very delicious. The different herbs and spices really complement each other. Highly recommended!
Chicken on sale a couple of weeks ago so I stocked up, made all three marinades and froze a couple of dozen in serving size freezer bags. So far we have tried the “Spicy” on the grill and the “Italian” on the George Foreman. I was a little sceptical about texture because of freezing them in the marinade but THEY WERE WONDERFUL.
It was pleasure to take a bag out of the freezer this morning ( and into the refrig of course), have it thawed by this evening and viola!!! by the time the GFG was heated up the salad was made and dinner was ready in 5 minutes. The leftover will go on a salad for lunch tomorrow.
I am anxious to try the Citrus. I just need to remember that there is no oil in that particular marinade.
Hey Jill – any particular reason there is oil in the other two and not the Citrus recipe?
thanks again…
Good morning Reebie!
I love those homemade dinners that are practically ready when I start to cook. And THANK YOU for trying all those marinades and letting me know how they worked for you!
To answer your question about the missing oil, honestly, I probably just left it out of the ingredient list. Your chicken will be fine, I have no doubts. Just be sure to add enough oil to the cooking surface to prevent sticking. I am sorry I left the oil out of the list. I will correct that now. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
And please let me know how the citrus chicken turns out, too.
Have FUN today, Reebie!
I made the Italian marinade blend for dinner tonight. My 3 and 5 year old were fighting over who would get seconds. It was so good. Thank you.
Yeah Rebecca! That’s the kind of fight we Moms love to referee. Right?
What do your kiddos love to eat most of the time?
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