--- title: "Marinated Chicken" description: "Six chicken breast marinade variations, Greek Lemon, Cilantro Lime, Honey Mustard, Teriyaki, Fajita, and Italian." url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/marinated-chicken" --- # Marinated Chicken Six chicken breast marinade variations, Greek Lemon, Cilantro Lime, Honey Mustard, Teriyaki, Fajita, and Italian. 20 minutes cook 10 minutes prep 2 hours 30 minutes total 3 servings main chicken marinade dinner Scale Units ## Nutrition Estimates per serving (recipe yields 3). - Calories - 117 - total 351 - Protein - 11g - total 33g - Carbs - 1.7g - total 5g - Fat - 7.3g - total 22g - Fiber - 0.7g - total 2g Based on the Greek lemon marinade. ## Ingredients - 2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast - 1 cup olive oil - \- lemon - 3 tbsp lemon juice - 8 garlic cloves - 2 tsp dried oregano - 1 tsp dried thyme - 1 tsp Dijon mustard - 4.50 tsp kosher salt - 2 tsp black pepper - 0.25 cup cilantro leaves - 2 limes - 0.25 cup lime juice - 2 tsp ground cumin - 1.50 tsp chili powder - 3 tbsp honey - 3 tbsp Dijon mustard - 2 tbsp olive oil - 2 tsp apple cider vinegar - 2 garlic clove - 0.25 cup tamari soy sauce - 1 tbsp sesame oil - 1 tbsp rice vinegar - \- green onion - 2 tsp fresh ginger - \- lime - 2 tbsp lime juice - 0.50 tsp paprika - 2 tbsp white wine vinegar - 2 tsp Italian seasoning - 0.50 tsp red pepper flakes ## Equipment - sealable bag - medium bowl ## About Each marinade is enough for 1 to 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast. Marinate at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours. ## Instructions ### Chicken 1 Place 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast (2 to 3 breasts) into a sealable bag or glass container. ### Greek Lemon Marinade 2 Combine 0.25 cup olive oil , juice of lemon (about 3 tbsp lemon juice ), 2 garlic cloves minced, 2 tsp dried oregano , 1 tsp dried thyme , 1 tsp Dijon mustard , 1 tsp kosher salt , and 0.50 tsp black pepper in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. ### Cilantro Lime Marinade 3 Combine 0.25 cup olive oil , 0.25 cup cilantro leaves chopped, zest and juice of 2 limes (about 0.25 cup lime juice ), 2 garlic cloves minced, 1 tsp ground cumin , 0.50 tsp chili powder , 1 tsp kosher salt , and 0.50 tsp black pepper in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. ### Honey Mustard Marinade 4 Combine 3 tbsp honey , 3 tbsp Dijon mustard , 2 tbsp olive oil , 2 tsp apple cider vinegar , garlic clove minced, 1 tsp kosher salt , and 0.50 tsp black pepper in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. ### Teriyaki Marinade 5 Combine 0.25 cup tamari soy sauce , 1 tbsp sesame oil , 1 tbsp rice vinegar , green onion thinly sliced, 2 tsp fresh ginger minced (about 1/2-inch piece), and 2 garlic cloves minced in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. ### Fajita Marinade 6 Combine 0.25 cup olive oil , zest and juice of lime (about 2 tbsp lime juice ), garlic clove minced, 1 tsp chili powder , 1 tsp ground cumin , 0.50 tsp paprika , 1 tsp kosher salt , and 0.50 tsp black pepper in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. ### Italian Marinade 7 Combine 0.25 cup olive oil , 2 tbsp white wine vinegar , 2 tsp Italian seasoning , 2 garlic cloves minced, 0.50 tsp red pepper flakes , and 0.50 tsp kosher salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. ### Marinate 8 Pour the chosen marinade over the 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast in the sealable bag , seal, and refrigerate for 2 hours or at least 30 minutes . ### Cook 9 Remove chicken from marinade and cook as desired until internal temperature reaches 165F, about 20 minutes . View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Marinated Chicken description: "Six chicken breast marinade variations, Greek Lemon, Cilantro Lime, Honey Mustard, Teriyaki, Fajita, and Italian." servings: 3 total time: 2 hours 30 minutes prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 20 minutes marinating time: 2 hours tags: [chicken, marinade, dinner, main] cuisine: American difficulty: easy nutrition-calories: 351 nutrition-protein: 33g nutrition-carbs: 5g nutrition-fat: 22g nutrition-fiber: 2g nutrition-note: Based on the Greek lemon marinade. long_description: "Each marinade is enough for 1 to 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast. Marinate at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours." rating: 4.5 --- == Chicken == Place @boneless skinless chicken breast{1%lb} (2 to 3 breasts) into a #sealable bag{} or glass container. == Greek Lemon Marinade == Combine @olive oil{1/4%cup}, juice of @lemon{1} (about @lemon juice{3%tbsp}), @garlic cloves{2} minced, @dried oregano{2%tsp}, @dried thyme{1%tsp}, @Dijon mustard{1%tsp}, @kosher salt{1%tsp}, and @black pepper{1/2%tsp} in a #medium bowl{} and whisk to combine. == Cilantro Lime Marinade == Combine @olive oil{1/4%cup}, @cilantro leaves{1/4%cup} chopped, zest and juice of @limes{2} (about @lime juice{1/4%cup}), @garlic cloves{2} minced, @ground cumin{1%tsp}, @chili powder{1/2%tsp}, @kosher salt{1%tsp}, and @black pepper{1/2%tsp} in a #medium bowl{} and whisk to combine. == Honey Mustard Marinade == Combine @honey{3%tbsp}, @Dijon mustard{3%tbsp}, @olive oil{2%tbsp}, @apple cider vinegar{2%tsp}, @garlic clove{1} minced, @kosher salt{1%tsp}, and @black pepper{1/2%tsp} in a #medium bowl{} and whisk to combine. == Teriyaki Marinade == Combine @tamari soy sauce{1/4%cup}, @sesame oil{1%tbsp}, @rice vinegar{1%tbsp}, @green onion{1} thinly sliced, @fresh ginger{2%tsp} minced (about 1/2-inch piece), and @garlic cloves{2} minced in a #medium bowl{} and whisk to combine. == Fajita Marinade == Combine @olive oil{1/4%cup}, zest and juice of @lime{1} (about @lime juice{2%tbsp}), @garlic clove{1} minced, @chili powder{1%tsp}, @ground cumin{1%tsp}, @paprika{1/2%tsp}, @kosher salt{1%tsp}, and @black pepper{1/2%tsp} in a #medium bowl{} and whisk to combine. == Italian Marinade == Combine @olive oil{1/4%cup}, @white wine vinegar{2%tbsp}, @Italian seasoning{2%tsp}, @garlic cloves{2} minced, @red pepper flakes{1/2%tsp}, and @kosher salt{1/2%tsp} in a #medium bowl{} and whisk to combine. == Marinate == Pour the chosen marinade over the @boneless skinless chicken breast{1%lb} in the #sealable bag{}, seal, and refrigerate for ~{2%hours} or at least ~{30%minutes}. == Cook == Remove chicken from marinade and cook as desired until internal temperature reaches 165F, about ~{20%minutes}. ```