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This zesty marinade for chicken is great for grilled or baked chicken so you can use it year round.

Zesty Chicken Marinade

This zesty marinade for chicken is great for grilled or baked chicken so you can use it year round.
Course Marinade
Cuisine American
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2/3 cup Wishbone Italian Dressing
  • 1/4 cup Kikkoman Soy Sauce
  • 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

Instructions

Marinade

  1. In a small bowl combine the dressing, soy sauce and spices.
  2. Place chicken in a quart size zippy bag.
  3. Pour marinade in bag and seal.
  4. Massage the bag to ensure all of the chicken is covered in marinade.
  5. Place bag in refrigerator, lying flat for 2-24 hours. Flip and massage the bag every few hours.

Grilled Chicken

  1. Heat the grill to medium-high.
  2. Place chicken on aluminium foil on the grill.
  3. Discard the leftover marinade.
  4. Grill chicken 6 minutes per side.
  5. Remove chicken from foil and grill on the grate 2 minutes per side.
  6. When internal chicken temperature reaches 400° remove from grill and serve.

Baked Chicken

  1. Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. Line a 13x9" baking pan with aluminium foil.
  3. Place chicken in pan.
  4. Drizzle half of remaining marinade on chicken.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes.
  6. Flip chicken over and drizzle the rest of the marinade on.
  7. Bake an additional 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the middle.

Recipe Notes

This recipe can be easily doubled.