Description
Looking for a really amazing Italian Chicken Marinade? Look no further! This simple recipe for Italian Grilled Chicken will be your new favorite dinner idea. The BEST grilled chicken recipe for breasts, legs and thighs!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 lbs. chicken (breasts, legs or thighs)
- 1/2 cup olive oil (or avocado oil)
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Step: In a medium bowl, add the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, garlic powder, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Whisk together to combine.
- Step: In a resealable plastic bag or shallow dish, add the chicken, and pour the marinade over the top of the chicken. Turn to coat the chicken in the marinade.
- Step: Refrigerate for 4 – 12 hours. You can also marinate for as little as 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
- Step: When ready to grill, preheat grill. Lightly oil grill grates to prevent chicken from sticking.
- Step: Place the chicken over indirect heat. Discard all remaining marinade.
- Step: Grill the chicken for approximately 6 minutes per side, for breasts, 4 minutes per side for thighs and 10 minutes per side for bone-in legs. Chicken is done cooking when juices run clear when cutting. For best results use a instant-read digital meat thermometer. Internal temperature should be 165 degrees.
- Step: Rest chicken for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
Store any leftovers in an airtight container. Chicken will keep for up to 5 days refrigerated. For safety purposes, discard any excess marinade that came into contact with raw meat; it is not safe to consume.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dinner/Main Dish
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Italian American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 246 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 322 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 41 g
- Cholesterol: 160 mg
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