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This Ultimate Marinated Grilled Chicken is the absolute best grilled chicken and made with only good for you ingredients. You’re going to love how flavorful it is thanks to an easy marinade!
I am heading to the Everything Food Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah this week. (I am actually on the plane while typing this!) Of course I’m still going to deliver new recipes to you this week because it’s grilling season, friends, and that always leaves me feeling extra inspired!
I have several marinated chicken recipes on my blog but this Ultimate Marinated Grilled Chicken includes my favorite flavorful marinade. You can (and should) use it for everything.
This is the chicken we have almost weekly when the weather is warm. In the morning I just dump the marinade ingredients in a bag with the chicken. Then toss it on the grill in the evening. Super easy and super delicious.
Plus it includes no sugar (or honey or maple syrup or any sweeteners really). It’s also dairy free, gluten free, and Whole30 compliant. So enjoy it as often as you want!
How long should you marinate?
I always like to marinate chicken for at least an hour and up to 12 hours. The longer you marinate the more pronounced the flavor will be. You can of course marinate for as little as 30 minutes. I don’t recommend longer than 12 hours because your meat can start to breakdown and the texture changes if it sits in a marinade for too long. (That goes for any marinade.)
How can you prevent your chicken from sticking to the grill?
Since this marinade does not include olive oil I like to add a little olive oil to the outside of my chicken just before placing on the grill. If you try to flip your chicken and you notice it’s sticking a bit just give it another minute before flipping and the chicken will usually release better then.
More recipes like this:
Garlic Balsamic Chicken Kabobs
Tropical Salsa Grilled Chicken
Pesto Steak Kabobs with Blistered Tomatoes & Peppers
Ultimate Marinated Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
Chicken
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp olive oil, This is to keep the chicken from sticking to the grill.
- salt & pepper
Marinade
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup Coconut Aminos
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a gallon Ziploc bag or large covered bowl combine chicken and all marinade ingredients. Flip occasionally so marinade is coating all parts of the chicken. Let marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes or as long as 12 hours.
- Preheat grill to medium high heat.
- Brush marinated chicken with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add chicken to grill. Discard the remaining marinade.
- Grill chicken, turning occasionally, until completely cooked through. (For perfect grill marks try to only flip the chicken once.) Grilling time is typically around 10 minutes total but time varies depending on the thickness of your chicken.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
We had this for dinner last night!! It was incredible!! So moist and tender with just the perfect amount of seasoning! We had as a Caesar salad and it was amazing!! What else can I say!!
That thrills me! Love that you added it to a caesar salad! YUM!!!
Love this marinade.  I’ve used it twice and it’s easy and delicious. Â
Yay! I am never bored of this chicken! So glad you’re enjoying it too!
I saw these being cooked up on Instagram stories so I had to give this recipe a try and oh boy- this is indeed the ultimate chicken! The marinade was SO delicious and really infused the chicken wonderfully. We live in an apartment so no grill, unfortunately- I used tenders instead of whole breasts and baked them in the oven. I think they had about 2 hours in the marinade. They came out so tender and flavorful- this is my new favorite way to prepare chicken. Thank you!
Yay!!! I’m obsessed with this chicken!! Thank you, Andrea!
This is my new go-to marinade! Â No more Italian dressing. Â The chicken was delicious and juicy.
OMG..  so delish. I didn’t think I liked balsamic vinegar but decided to try it any way. So glad I did as this made the best chicken ever. Thank you so much.Â
I’m so glad it surprised you! Thank you for the kind comment, Kathleen!
Delicious!  I’ve made it 3 times in 2 weeks.  Thus last time they day went awry and it sat in the marinade until the next evening and was still delicious.Â
You sound like me making this 3 times in 2 weeks! I never tire of this chicken! 🙂 Thanks so much, Bren!
This has been my favorite way to prepare and serve chicken this summer! So flavorful, my entire family loves it! Â
You and me both! 😉 Thank you so much!!
Why did I wait so long to fix this? YUM. This is so good. My edits: 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes. We served this with stir-fry veggies and barley – would taste delicious with any sides. Will make again and again and again. I also want to try it on pork chops!
Wow – been watching you make this on insta all summer and finally made it myself. So tasty! Been telling everyone about it 🙂 – next time I won’t wait so long to make one of your “go to” recipes 🙂
Hahaha I’m so glad you finally tried it! I can’t even guess how many times I made it this summer! SO MANY
This marinade is insanely delicious!! It’s the only way I want to eat grilled chicken now. Family approved too!! It’s on rotation at our house!Â