Easy Chicken Marinades And Spices That Are Delicious

Our Favorite Marinades For Chicken

On today’s episode of Live Lean TV, we’re sharing easy chicken marinades and spices that are delicious.

Today’s viewer question is from #AskLiveLeanTV Ep. 018.

Here’s today’s viewer question:

rsam87 from Twitter asks: What are your top 3 favorite marinades for chicken?

Easy Chicken Marinades And Spices That Are Delicious

Brad: We really don’t marinate our chicken all that often, however we do have a few recipes on Team Live Lean where we marinate them, including this Chinese Chicken Skewers recipe.

Print Recipe

Chinese Chicken Skewers

Course

Main Dish

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

8-12 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts (diced into cubes)
• 1/4 cup Coconut Oil
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp tamari sauce
• dash Black Pepper
• dash Cinnamon
• dash ground ginger
• dash ground cloves
• 1/4 cup almond flour

Course Main Dish Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 8-12 minutes Servings servings Ingredients 4 chicken breasts (diced into cubes) 1/4 cup Coconut Oil 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp tamari sauce dash Black Pepper dash Cinnamon dash ground ginger dash ground cloves 1/4 cup almond flour

Instructions

1. If you are using wooden skewers make sure you first soak them in water for 20-30 minutes.
2. Heat the grill over medium high heat.
3. To make the chicken marinade, add the following ingredients to a mixing bowl: 1/4 cup of coconut oil, 1 tbsp of honey, 1 tbsp of tamari sauce, a dash of black pepper, a dash of cinnamon, a dash of ground ginger, and a dash of ground cloves.
4. Add the marinade mixture to a frying pan to melt the coconut oil for approximately 30 seconds.
5. In a big mixing bowl, add the diced chicken, then pour the melted marinade over the chicken.
6. Mix it all together to ensure the marinade covers all the chicken.
7. Skewer the marinated chicken, add them to the grill, then cook for 4-6 mins per side.
8. Sprinkle the chicken skewers with 1/4 cup of almond flour to add extra texture and healthy fat.
9. Enjoy the gains.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition Facts: (per serving)

• Calories: 306
• Protein: 40g
• Carbohydrates: 5g
• Fat: 14g

For the chicken marinades we usually use vinegars, including balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.

Jess: Sometimes we also use lime or lemon juice, since I like citrus on chicken.

Brad: Mangos are good too as a marinade on chicken.

Brad: However, most of the time we only use herbs, spices and seasonings. If I had to choose my top 3 herbs, spices, and seasonings for chicken, it would be garlic powder, onion powder, and thyme.

Jess: For more good chicken marinade recipe options, check out our recipes inside Team Live Lean and our Eat Clean Live Lean Cookbook.

Brad: One of the great things about recipe books is they teach you little golden nuggets about how to make tasty marinades, as well as delicious spices combinations. If you’re tired of eating dry chicken breast day after day, use our recipe books to learn how to make a quick marinade or a quick secret spice to elevate the taste.

Jess: I also like using tahini sauce as a chicken marinade. We have Tahini Chicken Salad recipe that is really good.

Print Recipe

Tahini Chicken Salad

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

0 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound pre-cooked chicken breast (chopped)
• 1 sprinkle Sea Salt
• 1 sprinkle Black Pepper
• 5 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
• 2 tbsp tahini
• 1 diced carrot
• 2 diced radishes
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
• 1 small handful sesame seeds

Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 0 minutes Servings servings Ingredients 1/2 pound pre-cooked chicken breast (chopped) 1 sprinkle Sea Salt 1 sprinkle Black Pepper 5 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp sherry vinegar 2 tbsp tahini 1 diced carrot 2 diced radishes 2 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped) 1 small handful sesame seeds

Instructions

1. To save time, use pre-cooked chicken breast spiced with sea salt and black pepper.
2. First up, we're going to make the sauce. In a bowl, mix together 5 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil and 2 tbsp of sherry vinegar. It's incredible how much flavor you can add to your food by simply mixing olive oil and vinegar together.
3. The last ingredient to add to our bowl of dressing sauce is 2 tbsp of tahini. Whisk up all the ingredients and blend them together until it forms into a thicker sauce. You want a smooth consistency where the sauce is thick, but still liquidy enough to coat the the chicken, carrots, and radish. At this point, we're almost done. It's that simple. Note: this makes 4 servings of sauce, so be sure to only use 1/4 of the mixture for 1 serving. Store the rest for leftovers.
4. Now it's simple. On each plate, add 1/4 lbs of pre-cooked chopped chicken breast spiced with sea salt and black pepper, 1/2 diced carrot, 1 diced radish, and 1 tbsp of chopped parsley for color.
5. Drizzle 1/4 of the sauce over top of each plate.
6. Lastly, garnish the plate with a small handful of sesame seeds. The sesame seeds will make this tahini chicken salad recipe look even better.
7. Enjoy.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition Info (per serving):

Calories: 319

Protein: 34g

Carbohydrates: 3g

Fat: 19g

Eating bland chicken all the time really does get boring. This is why it’s awesome changing up the flavor of your chicken.

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• What are you favorite chicken marinades?
• Do you use a specific spice, herb, or seasoning on your chicken?

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Brad Gouthro

Brad Gouthro is the founder of Live Lean TV, a media company focused on helping men and women “Live Lean” 365 days a year. Brad’s programs and content have helped millions of people all over the world learn how to get in shape, and more importantly, sustain it for life.

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