Recipes

Greek Chicken Marinade

Chicken, Easy, Grill |
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded to 1/2″ thickness
Greek Chicken Marinade
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp EACH cumin, dried basil, onion pwdr, sugar, salt
  • 1/4 tsp EACH pepper, paprika
All Greek Marinated Chicken is SO juicy, tender and exploding with flavor from an EASY marinade! perfect for pitas, salads, pasta, rice/veggie etc. I love having this on hand!
Instructions
  1. Whisk together all of the Greek Marinade ingredients in a large freezer bag and add chicken. Marinate 4-8 hours..
  2. Remove chicken from fridge and let sit at room temperature 20-30 minutes.
SKILLET DIRECTIONS:
  1. Heat one tablespoon olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Once very hot, drain chicken from marinade, pat dry and add to skillet.
  2. Cook undisturbed for 3-4 minutes, or until nicely browned on one side. Turn chicken over, cover, and reduce heat to medium. Cook for approximately 4-6 more minutes (depending on thickness of chicken), or until chicken is cooked through. Remove to cutting board and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
GRILL DIRECTIONS:
  1. Meanwhile, grease and preheat the grill to medium heat, 375-450°F.
  2. Grill chicken undisturbed for for 5-7 minutes per side, or until chicken is cooked through. (An inserted thermometer should read 165 degrees F.) Remove chicken from grill and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.

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