7 Favorite Chicken Marinades
These chicken marinade recipes include everything from teriyaki to honey mustard and fajita flavoured. Most have 5 ingredients or less!
Ingredients
Teriyaki marinade
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp minced ginger root
Honey mustard marinade
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup mustard
Balsamic marinade
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
Fajita marinade
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 tbsp homemade fajita seasoning
- 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
BBQ marinade
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- Pesto
- 1/2 cup jarred pesto
Garlic herb marinade
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup dry white wine or lemon juice
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
Lemon rosemary marinade
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tbsp fresh or dried rosemary
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
Chicken
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix together chicken marinade of choice in a small bowl and pour over chicken in a Ziploc bag or small bowl. Marinate for 15-20 minutes.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil. If you'd like to do multiple marinades at a time, make dividers using your tin foil as shown in the video below.
- For 6 oz breasts: bake 18-20 minutes. For 8 oz breasts: bake 20-22 minutes. For 10oz breasts: bake 25-28 minutes. Check that chicken is cooked through by slicing one of the breasts down the middle and meat thermometre reads 165 F.
- Let chicken rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing or chopping. Store in glass containers for later or serve immediately with a side dish. Enjoy!
Notes
each marinade mix is written for about 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breasts (roughly 2–3 medium breasts).
If you’re meal-prepping multiple flavors at once:
- 1 marinade recipe = 1 lb chicken
- Double the marinade if you’re making 2 lbs of chicken in the same flavor.