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5 from 2 votes

7 Yummy Chicken Marinades

This includes: Balsamic Grilled Chicken, Cilantro Lime, Chinese 5 Spice, Jamaican Jerk BBQ, Lemon Greek, Mojo & Tuscan Italian
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Chinese, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Jamaican, Mexican
Keyword: chicken marinades

Ingredients

Balsamic Grilled Chicken

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ⅛ cup soy sauce
  • ⅛ cup worcestershire sauce
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbs dijon mustard
  • 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Cilantro Lime

  • 1 teaspoon adobo
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon coriander
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tbs Mike's Hot Honey sub: 1 TBS brown sugar
  • 1 lime juiced
  • Cilantro chopped
  • 2 tbs olive oil

Chinese Five Spice Marinade

  • 4 tbs soy sauce
  • 4 tbs rice wine vinegar
  • 3 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
  • 3 teaspoon honey
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon ginger

Jamaican Jerk BBQ

  • 1 ¼ cup ketchup
  • 1.5–2 tbs Walkerswood Jerk Paste or more, depending on your heat level
  • 2 tbs worcesershire sauce
  • 1 tbs honey
  • 6 oz pineapple juice
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

Lemon Greek

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 lemon zested
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • 1 tbs oregano
  • 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper

Mojo

  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 3 cloves garlic mined
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 tbs onion powder
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Tuscan Italian

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tbs Italian seasoning
  • 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon rosemary
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ½ lemon juiced

Instructions

For Jamaican Jerk BBQ

  • Add all of the ingredients to a sauce pan and simmer for ~10 minutes.

For all other marinades

  • Whisk together in a bowl. Taste for seasoning and adjust salt as needed. Pour over your chicken. Let sit at least a few hours.