Hey there, Lacey here with "A Sweet Pea Chef."
And if you're tired of eating boring, bland chicken, trying to have this healthy lifestyle,
today I have seven of the best chicken marinades to share with you that's gonna spice up your
chicken game and leave you loving your meals.
So, let's get started.
First, let's make a Jerk Chicken Marinade.
In a sealable Ziploc bag, add boneless, skinless chicken breast, dried thyme, ground allspice,
coconut sugar, sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, ground cinnamon, cayenne pepper, olive
oil, and freshly-squeezed lime juice.
Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly, making sure to press the marinade around the
chicken to coat completely.
If you can't get to using your marinated chicken within two days, place it into the freezer
and then thaw it whenever you're ready to cook it.
That's why I like using a freezer-safe Ziploc bag, because it's really easy to just transfer
to the freezer.
Next, we're making a Cilantro Lime Chicken Marinade.
So in a sealable Ziploc bag, add boneless, skinless chicken breast, ground cumin, sea
salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chopped fresh cilantro, olive oil, and freshly-squeezed
lime juice.
And press the air out of the bag and seal tightly, making sure to press the marinade
around the chicken to coat completely.
For the best results, try to marinate your chicken the night before you're gonna cook
it.
That way you have the maximum amount of flavor.
For a Honey Mustard Chicken Marinade, go ahead and add boneless, skinless chicken breast
to a Ziploc sealable bag, followed by raw honey, whole-grain mustard, paprika, sea salt,
black pepper, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and olive oil.
We're gonna press the air out of the bag and seal tightly.
Make sure to press the marinade around the chicken it coated completely.
When you're ready to cook the chicken, don't use the marinade as a sauce unless you fully
cook it, because it's gonna have raw chicken juices in there.
Now, we're gonna make a Spicy Chipotle Chicken Marinade.
So add the chicken to a Ziploc sealable bag, followed by adobo sauce, ground cumin, onion
powder, garlic powder, sea salt, black pepper, freshly-squeezed lime juice, and olive oil.
Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly, and then press the marinade all around the
chicken to get it nicely coated.
To make a marinade, you just need a combination of an acid, an oil, and some spices.
Now, we're doing a Tasty Honey-Garlic Marinade.
Add the boneless, skinless chicken breast to the bag, then the minced garlic, raw honey,
low-sodium soy sauce, and olive oil.
We're gonna press the air out of the bag and seal it tightly, and then press the marinade
around the chicken to get it coated completely.
Make sure to keep your raw, marinating meat away from other foods in the fridge.
I like to even put mine in a container, so that if it does leak, the container will catch
the juices.
Next, we have a Lemon Pepper Chicken Marinade.
So add the boneless, skinless chicken breast to the Ziploc bag, followed by lemon zest,
minced garlic, freshly-squeezed lemon juice, crushed black peppercorns, sea salt, and olive
oil.
And we're gonna seal the bag tightly, and then press the marinade all around the chicken
to coat.
Another quick tip is to marinate your food in the refrigerator, and not on the counter
at room temperature to avoid food-borne illness because we want the meat to stay cold.
Now, let's make a Fajita Chicken Marinade.
To make this, add the boneless, skinless chicken breast to a bag, then the freshly-squeezed
lime juice, no-sugar-added pineapple juice, low-sodium soy sauce, minced garlic, ground
cumin, paprika, crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt, black pepper, chopped fresh cilantro,
and olive oil.
And then we're gonna seal the bag after pressing all of the air out of it, and then press the
marinade all around the chicken to coat.
For my marinades, I use a one-quart sealable Ziploc bag for anything less than about a
pound.
But any sealable container will work.
So with these seven best chicken marinades, you're gonna have all sorts of flavor and
variety to spice up those boring chicken dinners.
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