Easy Grilled Chicken
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The best marinade ever! No-fuss and packed with so much flavor. You won’t need another grilled chicken recipe again!
We are two days into summer so if you haven’t dusted off those grills, that really needs to change immediately so you can whip up the easiest grilled chicken recipe of all time.
Really, it doesn’t get any easier than this recipe, and it’s practically fool-proof.
All you need to do is marinate boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs) in a Ziploc bag, let it sit in all that balsamic-lemony-herb goodness and well, that’s pretty much it.
You just throw the chicken right onto the grill, basting as needed. And if you don’t have an outdoor grill, you can easily use a cast iron grill pan.
When ready to serve, you can serve this with your choice of salad or any of these lovely side dishes along with some crusty bread.
Either way, these would be perfect for all your summer gatherings or backyard BBQs since you can easily double or even triple the recipe as needed.
Tools For This Recipe
Cast iron grill pan or large cast iron skillet
Easy Grilled Chicken: Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely! But because dried herbs are often more potent/concentrated than fresh herbs, you need less when using dry. The correct ratio is 1 tablespoon fresh herbs to 1 teaspoon dried herbs.
No grill, no problem. A cast iron grill pan or a large cast iron skillet will work beautifully here, especially during those winter months when it’s too cold to grill out!
Easy Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, Dijon, brown sugar, Worcestershire, garlic, thyme, oregano and rosemary; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Reserve 1/4 cup and set aside.
- In a gallon size Ziploc bag or large bowl, combine chicken and balsamic vinegar mixture; marinate for at least 1 hour to overnight, turning the bag occasionally. Drain the chicken from the marinade.
- Preheat grill to medium high heat. Add chicken to grill and cook, flipping once and basting with reserved 1/4 cup marinade until cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 5-6 minutes per side.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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Fantastic!!
This was a real hit in my house. The combination of balsamic, lemon, olive oil, Dijon , brown sugar and Worcestershire is rich, sweet and savory with just enough acid to brighten it up. The only I changed was adding a little cardamom (because I had it on hand, ground for another recipe) and I used fresh rosemary from my garden. The cardamom was a great add, I’ll stick with that. Great job on this recipe, I is fantastic on chicken
Fantastic went great on a salad. Taste was amazing.
Thanks
I hate my food allergies. Citric acid (no lemon, lime, pineapple etc) and vinegar. That looks amazing though!
Do you cook with the lid open or closed on a gas grill?
Sounds great and will be making this for us soon. However I am also cooking for a diabetic. Can you let me know how many carbs and total sugar is in here. Thanks, MJ
This will be my go-to marinade for chicken forever, it was really good. I meal prepped this for my lunches today, making 4 breasts. I pounded my 4-6 oz breasts thin, marinaded for about 3 hours, cooked in my grill pan on stove. I used the reserved marinade as a sauce, after I thickened it up by heating up for a few minutes in saucepan, then I had to water it down, as it was a bit too intense for me. Very easy marinade to put together.
Excellent, will make it again. The chicken had great flavor and was very tender and juicy.
Best chicken marinade! Chicken was very flavorful will be making this recipe again!
Super good!
Love it! ❤️
This is a really nice change from the usual soy sauce based marinades. We marinated it over night and the chicken was very flavourful and moist. We will be making this again.
Could these chicken breasts be baked in a 400 degree oven for 20-30 min to 165 temp with digital thermometer?
What is the best way to cook the chicken if I don’t have a grill or cast iron pan?
Would love to know what kind of indoor grill you are using for this recipe in the video 🙂
A cast iron grill pan is being used. 🙂
Oh I can’t thank you enough for this recipe!!!
It is the best!
Can I also use this marinade for salmon???
I make this recipe all the time. It really is Damn Delicious!
This is so good.
This recipe is absolutely delicious!
I make this all the time now I don’t add worchestershire or lemon juice and it is still delicious!
Rating it 5 stars coz the recipe came out to be really amazing and tasty. Keep sharing more.