148 chicken marinade recipes

Yellow Hell is a Caribbean mango marinade with scotch bonnet pepper, dark rum, coconut milk, ginger, and lime. Fruity, fiery, and built for grilled chicken, pork, or seafood.

French braised chicken in red wine with Madeira-soaked prunes, caramelized pearl onions, and crispy bacon. An overnight marinade builds deep, layered flavor worth every minute.

Spiced chicken kabobs with summer squash, threaded with zucchini and yellow squash after a rosemary-white wine marinade. Served over fluffy green-onion rice for a complete grill plate.

Asian-inspired grilled chicken marinated in white wine, teriyaki, Chinese five-spice, and garlic powder: simple four-ingredient marinade with complex warm-spice flavor on the grill.

Chicken baked in a soy sauce and red wine vinegar marinade with garlic and oregano. Just five pantry ingredients for incredibly tender, savory-tangy results every time.

Quick Chinese marinade with soy sauce, honey, five-spice, and chili sauce. Perfect for BBQ pork, chicken, or ribs. Ready in 5 minutes, makes 3/4 cup.

Overnight marinated chicken with vinegar, rosemary, marjoram, and white pepper. Grill or oven-roast for tender, herb-infused meat with a tangy kick from the vinegar marinade.

Marinated chicken drumettes baked in a sticky Asian glaze of hoisin, soy sauce, plum jelly, honey, and dry sherry. Overnight marinade, then roasted until lacquered and caramelized.

Lemon grilled chicken with a warm bay-and-basil marinade. Bone-in quarters basted with citrus and poultry seasoning, charred over coals for juicy, herb-bright BBQ.

Chinese-American General Tso's chicken with crispy deep-fried bites tossed in a sweet-and-tangy chili-garlic-ginger sauce. Better than takeout, ready in under two hours including marinade time.

Garlic and sage grilled chicken with a tangy cider vinegar marinade thickened by an emulsified egg-and-oil base. Smoky from indirect charcoal heat, juicy and herby in every bite.

Cantonese steamed chicken breast with dried black mushrooms, water chestnuts, and ginger in a soy-sherry-sesame marinade. Optional Chinese sausage adds sweet, smoky richness. Ready in 20 minutes of steaming.

Kung Pao chicken with dried red chiles, peanuts, ginger, and a soy-wine sauce. Wok-fried with a 30-minute marinade for authentic Sichuan-style heat and crunch.

Asian-style BBQ marinade with toasted sesame seeds, peanut butter, curry powder, soy sauce, sherry, and fresh ginger. Blended smooth and ready in 10 minutes for grilled chicken.

General Tao's chicken with crispy water chestnut flour coating, Thai chili peppers, ginger, and orange peel in a sweet-sour sesame sauce. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout at home.

Baked chicken pieces glazed with fresh tangerine juice, honey, soy sauce, and garlic. The citrus-honey marinade caramelizes into a sticky, golden coating as it roasts. Just 5 ingredients.