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February 13, 2017 Lunch

The Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade

With an easy recipe like my “Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade”, you’ll never need to buy bottled marinade again.  This is a great marinade for chicken, but it’s great with pork and beef, too!

With an easy recipe like my "Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade", you'll never need to buy bottled marinade again. This is a great marinade for chicken, but it's great with pork and beef, too!

I’ve been using a bottle marinade for years.  Ok – decades.  It’s the same one my mom used when we were growing up.  Needless to say, it’s a flavor that my kids and I have all become accustomed to.  We love it.  Then one day…

I ran out.  There was a moment of panic, and I briefly considering ordering take-out.  But, then I realized: I. CAN. DO. THIS.

With an easy recipe like my "Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade", you'll never need to buy bottled marinade again. This is a great marinade for chicken, but it's great with pork and beef, too!

Time to put on my big girl panties and scour my spice cabinet.  I pulled out bottles of sauces and condiments and started pouring, stirring, sniffing and tasting.  Not long afterwards, I decided I had pretty much nailed a DIY version of my favorite bottled marinade.  Not only that, but after grilling and tasting dinner, I think it might even be better.  #humblebrag

Armed with my so-called “Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade” I don’t need to rely on bottled marinade.  Which means no more last minute panic attacks in the pantry, and I can control the ingredients that go into my foods.  Win-win!

With an easy recipe like my "Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade", you'll never need to buy bottled marinade again. This is a great marinade for chicken, but it's great with pork and beef, too!

When I grill chicken with this marinade, I like to pound the breasts with a rolling pin so that they cook quickly and evenly.

With an easy recipe like my "Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade", you'll never need to buy bottled marinade again. This is a great marinade for chicken, but it's great with pork and beef, too!

This is a marinade that works no matter how you plan to serve chicken: straight off the grill, with pasta, in stir fries, for taco night… anything.

With an easy recipe like my "Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade", you'll never need to buy bottled marinade again. This is a great marinade for chicken, but it's great with pork and beef, too!

Today’s Lunch du Jour: Chopped Romaine, shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, chopped cucumber, grape tomatoes, grated ricotta salata and grilled chicken.

Right now, I’m on a Grilled Chicken Salad kick.  I’ve also used this marinade with pork tenderloin and london broil.

Try the best all-purpose chicken marinade recipe and let me know what you think!  Feel free to tag your recipes with #forksandfollyfave on social!

The Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade

Yield:

With an easy recipe like my "Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade", you'll never need to buy bottled marinade again.  This is a great marinade for chicken, but it's great with pork and beef too!

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • Juice of one lime
  • 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke*

Instructions

Combine all ingredients and whisk well.  Pour marinade over 2-3 pounds of meat and marinate up to 12 hours in the refrigerator.  Cook meat on a grill or pan-sear until cooked through.  Allow meat to rest at least 10-15 minutes prior to slicing.

Notes

*I like to add a few dashes of liquid smoke to marinades, but if you don't have it, feel free to leave it out.

© Katie

With an easy recipe like my "Best All-Purpose Chicken Marinade", you'll never need to buy bottled marinade again. This is a great marinade for chicken, but it's great with pork and beef, too!

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About Katie

Katie Harding has been blogging since 2010. What originally started out as a platform to discuss new parenthood, her blogging now focuses on her passion for cooking: creating recipes and sharing tips for entertaining friends and family of all ages. Outside of the kitchen you’ll find her with her family (three boys, one husband, multiple exchange student daughters, and Hank the pup), or gallivanting around the world with her fork in tow.

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  1. Tanya @ Mom's Small Victories says

    February 13, 2017 at 9:58 pm

    Oh this chicken looks amazing, I love the combination of soy and lime! I am so ready for warmer weather so I can grill outside again though my indoor panini/grill makes a mean grilled chicken. Pinned so I can try this!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      February 14, 2017 at 10:31 am

      Hope you love it as uch as I do! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  2. Emily @ The Southern Belle Blogs says

    February 16, 2017 at 10:55 am

    Oh my! That marinade sounds fantastic. We’ll have to try that out next week.

    Reply
    • Katie says

      February 16, 2017 at 11:20 am

      Please do and let me know what you think!!!

      Reply
  3. Mindy says

    February 16, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    Goodness that sounds relish! I love grilling out when it’s warm.

    Reply
  4. Mindy says

    February 16, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    *delish I hate when the computer auto corrects!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      February 17, 2017 at 10:21 am

      relish is good too! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Liz says

    February 20, 2017 at 1:07 pm

    This looks delicious! I love making marinades at home – it’s so much better to know what’s going into your meal so you can control the ingredients, and plus it’s a nice way to use any dried herbs from the garden! I’ll have to try this particular recipe soon!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      March 3, 2017 at 9:24 am

      Hope you love it as much as I do!

      Reply
  6. Cher says

    June 14, 2019 at 7:08 pm

    I’m about to freeze this one! I hope that works out well too. I’ll let you know in about a week. Great recipe!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      July 31, 2019 at 10:43 am

      Yum!!

      Reply

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