Why you’ll love this easy chicken marinade
- It will give you juicy, flavorful chicken with only 4 ingredients!
- It’s perfect for any kind of chicken – our favorites are breasts and thighs.
- You can easily add extra ingredients to customize the flavor to anything you want.
- Use if for grilled or baked chicken, you can’t go wrong!
How to make this simple chicken marinade
Ingredient notes
- Olive oil – I like the flavor of olive oil, but another light tasting oil like avocado will work as well.
- Coconut aminos – You can sub soy sauce or use our homemade coconut aminos recipe.
- Coconut sugar – You can sub brown sugar if desired.
Different flavor profiles
This marinade is great because it’s such a simple base marinade you can add to if you want. Here are some ideas for ingredients to add for some different flavors:
- Fresh or dried herbs – Herbs like rosemary, chives, oregano, etc. will go well with this marinade.
- Lemon or lime – Add a little acid to the mix with lemon or lime.
- Spices – A little chili powder, cayenne or red pepper flakes will give this marinade a spicy kick.
- Vinegar – A dash of white vinegar or red wine vinegar would add some acidity to this marinade.
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The Easiest 4 Ingredient Chicken Marinade
With just 4 simple ingredients you can get juicy and delicious chicken. This simple marinade is one you can use to flavor chicken breasts and thighs for baking or grilling. You’ll love it!
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos, (can sub soy sauce)
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar, (can sub brown sugar)
- 2 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
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- Add all of the marinade ingredients to a bowl and mix well.
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- Marinate chicken for at least 30 minutes, or up to 24 hours. Cook chicken as desired.
Notes
- Recipe yields approximately 1/2 cup of marinade. This amount will work well for about 1 lb of chicken (breasts or thighs). Recipe can be scaled up or down to suit your needs.
- Leftover marinade – You can baste chicken with the leftover marinade while cooking. Just bring the leftover marinade to a boil in a small saucepan to kill any bacteria and baste away.
