BEST EVER GREEK CHICKEN MARINADE

Incredibly juicy, tender, flavor exploding Greek Chicken made with an EASY marinade will become one of your favorite go-to chicken recipes!  Its’ my husband’s all-time favorite marinated chicken and perfect to have on hand for salads, gyros, sandwiches, pasta, rice/veggie etc.  It just makes everything better (and easier)!

This marinated Greek Chicken is guaranteed to become a family favorite staple with its easy prep, pantry ingredients, and the fact you can make it ahead of time making dinner time a breeze.  A wonderfully delicious, Greek breeze.

Greek Chicken Marinade

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded to 1/2" thickness

Greek Chicken Marinade

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp EACH  cumin, dried basil, onion pwdr, sugar, salt
• 1/4 tsp EACH pepper, paprika

All Greek Marinated Chicken is SO juicy, tender and exploding with flavor from an EASY marinade! perfect for pitas, salads, pasta, rice/veggie etc. I love having this on hand!

INSTRUCTIONS

• Whisk together all of the Greek Marinade ingredients in a large freezer bag and add chicken. Marinate 4-8 hours..
• Remove chicken from fridge and let sit at room temperature 20-30 minutes.

SKILLET DIRECTIONS:

• Heat one tablespoon olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Once very hot, drain chicken from marinade, pat dry and add to skillet.
• Cook undisturbed for 3-4 minutes, or until nicely browned on one side. Turn chicken over, cover, and reduce heat to medium. Cook for approximately 4-6 more minutes (depending on thickness of chicken), or until chicken is cooked through. Remove to cutting board and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.

GRILL DIRECTIONS:

• Meanwhile, grease and preheat the grill to medium heat, 375-450°F.
• Grill chicken undisturbed for for 5-7 minutes per side, or until chicken is cooked through. (An inserted thermometer should read 165 degrees F.) Remove chicken from grill and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.

Recipe Source : BEST EVER GREEK CHICKEN MARINADE @ carlsbadcravings