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salad with grilled chicken using grilled chicken marinade

Easy Grilled Chicken Breast Marinade

Isabel Laessig
Learn how to make the best marinade for grilled chicken breast! My grilled chicken breast marinade recipe is easy to make and delicious.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 1 cup
Calories 107 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 plastic bag or container
  • measuring spoon
  • Measuring cup

Ingredients
  

Grilled Chicken Marinade

  • ½ cup dill pickle juice strained
  • ½ cup whole milk

Recommended Seasoning for Chicken (not counted in nutrition)

  • 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
  • 3 Tablespoons olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Combine whole milk and strained dill pickle juice in a measuring cup or bowl. Pour the marinade into the chicken breast bag and seal it.
    ½ cup dill pickle juice strained, ½ cup whole milk
    adding chicken to bag with marinade
  • Massage the marinade into the chicken breast, then refrigerate it for at least 2 hours, up to 24 hours. After marinating, allow your chicken breasts to come to room temperature by letting them rest for 30 minutes before grilling them.
    grilled chicken on cutting board
  • For best results, mix together powdered sugar, sea salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and lemon zest, and use this mixture to season your chicken. Enjoy the best grilled chicken you've ever had! For more info, see our grilled chicken recipe.
    2 Tablespoons powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ¼ teaspoon onion powder, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon paprika, 1 Tablespoon lemon zest, 3 Tablespoons olive oil
    Grilled chicken on a salad using grilled chicken marinade

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Notes

  • Make sure to use dill pickle juice as the brining agent for this marinade. A sweeter pickle variety will add too much sweetener.
  • It is not recommended to use any milk substitutions for this recipe, you need the full-fat content of whole milk to marinate the chicken.
  • If you do not want to use the grill to cook your protein, feel free to use this as a marinade for baked chicken by cooking it in the oven!
  • Please note, the seasoning ingredients are not calculated in the nutrition.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 1821mgPotassium: 183mgSugar: 6gVitamin A: 198IUCalcium: 150mgIron: 32mg
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