My brother and sister in law made this unbelievably good chicken at our last family get together, and I couldn’t wait to make it again and share it here. I’m naming it Best Ever Chicken Marinade because it really is the best I’ve ever had!
I adapted this marinade recipe just a bit, and I also used boneless, skinless chicken thighs. It works really well for chicken breasts also, and I can’t wait to try it on steak or salmon. I only had about four hours to let it marinate, but our chicken turned out wonderfully juicy and flavorful.
You can let your chicken marinate overnight if you have time. I love how straight forward the ingredients are and I always have them on hand. Next time I’ll make sure I do a double batch so I can have extra grilled chicken prepped and ready to add to salads throughout the week.
Grilling season is definitely here in Arizona, and I know the rest of the country is thawing out too and getting ready to get outside and grill too. Keep this recipe in mind for the next time you are grilling out. I know you’ll love it!
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Best Ever Chicken Marinade
- Prep Time: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: American
Description
This is truly the Best Ever Chicken Marinade! I used chicken thighs, and they turned out wonderfully juicy and flavorful.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried minced onion
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley (plus more for garnish)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the apple cider vinegar, mustard, garlic, lemon juice, brown sugar, dried minced onion, dried parsley, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Whisk together briskly to emulsify. Place chicken into the bowl and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate. Allow to marinate for at least four hours, or overnight.
- Preheat grill to 400 degrees. Place the chicken on the grill, and then turn heat down to medium. Grill 8-10 minutes per side (depending on the thickness of the chicken) or until the internal temperature is 165 degrees.
- Transfer the chicken from the grill to a serving platter, and top with butter, turning to coat. Sprinkle additional dried parsley as a garnish if desired. Cover and let the chicken rest for five minutes and then serve.
Notes
I adapted this recipe from All Recipe’s Unbelievable Chicken.
Sarah says
This looks delicious – any suggestions for how to cook the chicken without using a grill?
Rachel says
Bake @420 for 20 mins (or until juice runs clear)
Put on top shelf and broil for a few mins to crisp up the skin.
Julie says
Great tip!
MFreeman says
You can pan dry it in butter, I’m sure…
Myna says
WOW. I like chicken. I will save the recipe to learn how to make this dish. Thanks for sharing
Mica says
Could you sub white vinegar if you don’t have apple cider vinegar?
Julie says
Yes, I think that would be just fine. Enjoy!
Juanita says
Fantastic chicken. I also tried it cooked in a nuwave oven, cooked on a grill pan and with a whole chicken on the rotisserie. They were all delicious. For the rotisserie chicken I doubled the recipe, poured the marinade in and over the whole chicken and sealed it in a large zip bag (to get the air out of the bag and keep the marinade tight on the chicken, I filled large stew pot with water and placed the bag in just far enough to be able to close the bag without air inside the bag) and let sit in the refrigerator overnight. Thank you for sharing ❤️.
Belinda says
I made this tonight for company! It was delightful! The couple raved over how good it was. I have placed this recipe as my favorite grilled chicken marinade. My other go to fav is an Emeril recipe but with a little too much kick for just everybody. This was fabulous. Can you use it for other than chicken. Too good to exclude.
Effie says
Wow what a delicious marinade!
C. Hall says
This is a great recipe. The only change I did was that we don’t use dijon so I subbed Lusty Monk mustard instead thinking that since it’s superior in every way it would work. 😂 And it did. Making this for the second time in 2 weeks tomorrow.
Tim says
I’m cooking this chicken now, but I already know the ingredients are a great combo!