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Lemon Garlic Herb Chicken Marinade

This fresh marinade is great to grill or bake chicken breasts, thighs or legs.
Prep Time10 minutes
Course: marinade
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 275kcal
Cost: $3

Ingredients

  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice
  • 3 TBS Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 TBS fresh oregano, minced (or 2 teaspoon dried)
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped (or 4 teaspoon dried)
  • ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped (or 4 teaspoon dried)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 TBS light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 lbs boneless chicken (See notes below)

Instructions

  • Add all marinade ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk until well combined
  • Place chicken in a large resealable bag and pour marinade over chicken. Seal bag. Place chicken in the refrigerator on a plate and chill for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.
  • Remove chicken from refrigerator and bring to room temperature for 20 minutes.
  • Cook chicken by grilling or baking.

Notes

This marinade is enough for 2 pounds of boneless chicken or 3 pounds of bone in chicken. 
  • Bake: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put the chicken into a shallow baking dish and brush with a little extra marinade. Bake for about 20-25 minutes for boneless breasts and 40-50 minutes for bone-in breasts. Boneless thighs will take about 25 to 30 minutes and bone-in thighs usually take 35 to 40 minutes. Cooking times can vary on how big your pieces of chicken are so make sure the chicken is no longer pink inside and reaches an internal temperature of 165 with an instant read meat thermometer. 
  • Grill:  Lightly oil a gas grill. Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill over medium heat for 10 minutes for boneless thighs, 18-25 minutes for boneless breasts, while turning once in the middle of cooking. For bone-in chicken breasts ot thighs, grill over indirect medium heat for 35-45 minutes, turning serveal times to cook evenly. Test chicken with a meat thermometer to make sure it has an internal temperature of 165 and all juices run clear.   

Nutrition

Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 302mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 381IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg