Easy and Tasty Chicken Marinades

Rather than post these all individually, I'm just going to post a long post.  :)  The best and easiest way to marinate chicken is to place the boneless skinless breasts in a gallon size zipper bag along with the marinade and refrigerate for the recommended time.  I love to use marinades because the meat is more tender and it is packed with flavor without having to add a lot of calories, etc! 

Some tips - I just buy whatever boneless skinless chicken is on sale and freeze it.  When it is almost completely thawed, I cut it into 5 oz pieces and trim off any fat.  I always make at least 3 more servings than my family will eat so I can use it in casseroles or salads later in the week.  Sometimes, I even re-freeze the COOKED chicken to use at a later date.

I would also guess that these would work for pork or beef as well - I'm not sure because we mainly just eat chicken at our house!

Southwest Marinade (for two 5 oz chicken breasts)

1/4 c lime juice
1/2 to 1 t hot pepper sauce
1/2 t minced garlic
1/2 t ground cumin
1 t dried cilantro

Marinate for up to one hour before grilling.

Caribbean Style  (for six 5 oz chicken breasts)

2 T finely chopped onion
1 t minced garlic
1/3 c white vinegar
1/3 c lime juice
1/4 c sugar
2 T curry powder
1/4 t cayenne pepper

Marinate for at least two hours before grilling.

Garlic - Soy - Lime (for six 5 oz chicken breasts)

1/3 c lite soy sauce
1/4 c lime juice
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1/2 t ground mustard
1 t minced garlic

Marinate for at least 30 minutes before grilling

Honey Citrus (for eight 5 oz chicken breasts)

1/2 c orange juice
1/3 c honey
1/4 c lemon juice
1/4 c lite soy sauce
2 T minced fresh ginger root (you can use 2 t powdered but it will not be as tasty!)
3 t minced garlic
1/4 t black pepper

Marinate for at least 8 hours or overnight before grilling.

Lightened Brazilian Chicken (for eight 5 oz chicken breasts)

1/2 c lite soy sauce
1/2 c lemon lime soda
1/2 c lime juice
2 jalapeno peppers - cut in half

If you are using this for beef, marinate up to 8 hours.  If using it for chicken, I wouldn't marinate for longer than 2 hours. 




 Happy grilling everyone!