Italian Marinade Blend

This blend of spices makes the best grilled chicken you've ever eaten!

This recipe was born from not having a bottle of Italian salad dressing on hand. I was looking for a quick marinade for my chicken fillets and was clean out!

I served it to my friends and the kiddos and EVERYONE grooved on the combination. Thank goodness I had enough chicken, because every body asked for seconds.

HERE'S ALL IT TAKES

• 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

This was enough to marinade 4 chicken breasts. The meat marinaded in the refrigerator for 2 or 3 hours, before I cooked it on the grill.

Of course, I would have easily cooked it on my grill pan on the stove top. But it was just too beautiful outside not to start up the grill.