The main advantage of chicken is its impressive versatility. It goes well with a wide variety of foods and cooking techniques. Not surprisingly, chicken marinades are so diverse. And we have already collected the best of them in this collection of recipes!
1. Honey mustard chicken marinade in a pan
You will need: 4 tbsp Dijon mustard, 3 tbsp. honey, salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: If the honey is thick, then first melt it in a water bath. Mix honey with mustard and all marinade spices.
2. Ginger chicken marinade in the oven
You will need: 30 g of ginger, 1 bunch of green onions, 150 ml of soy sauce, 5 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp. hot red pepper.
Cooking: Grate the ginger, pass the garlic through a press and finely chop the green onion. Pour everything with soy sauce, add pepper and mix the marinade.
3. Chicken curry marinade up your sleeve
You will need: 1 cup yogurt, 2 tbsp. curry, 1 tbsp turmeric, 1 tbsp. paprika, 1 tsp salt, 6 garlic cloves.
Cooking: Grind the garlic in any convenient way. Salt the yogurt, and then add all the other spices and garlic there, and mix.
4. Rosemary chicken marinade in foil
You will need: 3 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 lemons, 6 cloves of garlic, 2 sprigs of rosemary, 1 tsp. pepper mixtures.
Cooking: Remove the zest from one lemon and squeeze the juice from both. Pick the leaves from the rosemary – you only need them. Mince the garlic and mix all the ingredients for the marinade.
5. Marinade with onions for chicken skewers
You will need: 2 onions, 2 cups of kefir, 1 tbsp. sea salt, 1 bunch of parsley, 1 bunch of cilantro.
Cooking: Cut the onion into rings, sprinkle with salt and knead a little. Finely chop the parsley and cilantro, add there and fill everything with kefir.
6. Marinade for chicken breast with soy sauce
You will need: 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1.5 tbsp. vegetable oil, 1 tsp. sugar, paprika, ginger, salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Mix soy sauce, butter and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add salt and all other spices, and mix the marinade again.
7. Marinade for chicken legs
You will need: 90 g honey, 1 tbsp. grated ginger, 150 ml soy sauce, 5 garlic cloves, 1 tsp. herbs to taste, salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Heat honey and mix it with soy sauce until smooth. Add grated ginger and minced garlic. Then add all the spices and mix the marinade.
8. Marinade for chicken wings
You will need: 1.5 tbsp adjika, 1 tbsp. tomato sauce, 4 tbsp. mayonnaise, salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Thoroughly mix adjika, tomato sauce and mayonnaise. Salt and pepper the marinade to taste.
9. Apple juice marinade for chicken
You will need: 200 ml apple juice, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp ground black pepper, 1 tbsp. ground ginger and dried garlic.
Cooking: Salt the apple juice and stir until the salt dissolves. Add all other spices and mix again.
10. Marinade for chicken with honey and lemon
You will need: 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 lemon, 100 g honey, 100 g granular mustard, 1 bunch of parsley, 6 cloves of garlic, 0.5 tsp. salt.
Cooking: Pour boiling water over the lemon for 3 minutes, cut in half and remove the seeds. Grind it in a blender with the peel. Add the rest of the ingredients and whisk everything together again.
11. Marinade for chicken skewers
You will need: 40 ml of vegetable oil, 40 ml of water, 40 ml of vinegar, 150 g of onion, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp. thyme, Italian herbs, rosemary, salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Cut the onion into rings, and the garlic into slices. Pour everything with spices, pour vinegar and mix. Then pour in water with oil, and mix again.
12. Marinade for chicken with tomato paste
You will need: 4 tsp mayonnaise, 3 tsp tomato paste, 1 tsp sugar, 0.5 tsp salt, 1 tbsp. olive oil, 2 garlic cloves.
Cooking: Mix mayonnaise, tomato paste and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add salt and oil, and then add the garlic passed through the press.
13. Marinade for chicken with sour cream and herbs
You will need: 6 tbsp sour cream, 1 bunch of herbs, 3 cloves of garlic, salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Salt and pepper the sour cream to taste. Finely chop the garlic and herbs, and send there too.
14. Plum marinade for chicken
You will need: 300 g plums, 2 garlic cloves, 1 lemon, 1 tbsp. mustard and honey, 2 pinches of cinnamon, 1 pinch of chili flakes, 1 tsp. paprika, 0.5 tsp ground cloves.
Cooking: Divide the plum into halves, remove the seeds and simmer for 5 minutes with a couple of tablespoons of water. Rub it through a sieve. Squeeze the juice from the lemon, mince the garlic and mix together all the ingredients for the marinade.
15. Citrus Chicken Marinade
You will need: 4 garlic cloves, 1 lime, 1 orange, 1 lemon, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 3 tbsp. olive oil, 0.5 tsp each salt and black ground pepper, 1 tsp. rosemary.
Cooking: Squeeze the juice from all the citrus fruits and strain the pits. Add oil with soy sauce. Then add salt, pepper, dried rosemary and crushed garlic.
16. Tomato juice marinade for chicken
You will need: 1 glass of tomato juice, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, 1 tbsp. honey, 1 tsp. paprika, salt and ground red pepper.
Cooking: Heat the tomato and lemon juice with honey until the honey dissolves. Salt, and then add the rest of the spices and mix.
17. Chicken marinade with yogurt and herbs
You will need: 1 cup yogurt, 1 lemon, half a bunch of parsley and cilantro, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 tbsp. olive oil, salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Finely chop all the greens or chop in a blender. Pass the garlic through a press and squeeze out the lemon juice. Mix together all the ingredients for the marinade.
18. Creamy Chicken Marinade
You will need: 2 onions, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup 33% cream, 3 garlic cloves, 0.5 tsp. salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Cut the onion into half rings and pour boiling water for a couple of minutes. Drain the water. Add salt, pepper and minced garlic, and pour in the cream.
19. Korean Chicken Marinade
You will need: 100 ml soy sauce, 100 ml water, 100 g sugar, 1 tsp. ground ginger, garlic and chili flakes, 1 tbsp. lemon juice.
Cooking: Heat water with sugar until sugar dissolves. Pour in soy sauce and lemon juice and stir. Add all the spices to the marinade.
20. Coffee marinade for chicken
You will need: 1/2 cup boiling water, 2 tbsp. instant coffee, 1/3 cup ketchup, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, 2 tbsp. wine vinegar, 1 tbsp. olive oil, 2 tbsp. Sahara.
Cooking: Dissolve coffee with sugar in boiling water and let it cool. Thoroughly mix the coffee with the rest of the marinade ingredients.
21. Teriyaki chicken marinade
You will need: 1/2 cup soy sauce, 2 tbsp. rice vinegar, 1 tbsp. brown sugar, 1 tbsp. grated ginger, 3 garlic cloves, 2 green onion feathers.
Cooking: Mix soy sauce and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add rice vinegar. Add grated ginger and crushed garlic there. Finely chop the green onion into the marinade.
22. Alcoholic chicken marinade
You will need: 100 ml of gin or other strong alcohol to taste, 3 oranges, 3 cloves of garlic, 4 tbsp. olive oil, salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Remove the zest from one orange and squeeze the juice from all the others. Mix juice with gin, bring to a boil and boil for a couple of minutes. Let the workpiece cool, add crushed garlic and the rest of the ingredients, and mix the marinade.
23. White Wine Chicken Marinade
You will need: 400 ml dry white wine, 1 tbsp. olive oil, 2 lemons, 20 g green onions, 3 garlic cloves, 1 tsp. basil, oregano, thyme, salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Boil the wine with salt, pepper and herbs, boil for 2 minutes and let it cool. Add the juice of two and the zest of oneshe, butter, crushed garlic and chopped green onions.
24. Marinade with mayonnaise for chicken
You will need: 2 tbsp mayonnaise, 1.5 tbsp. adjika, 5 tbsp. soy sauce, 1 tsp ground coriander, 0.5 tsp ground black pepper.
Cooking: Mix mayonnaise, adjika and soy sauce until smooth. Season the marinade to your taste.
25. Orange Chicken Marinade
You will need: 1 orange, 2 tbsp. mustard, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tbsp. honey, 1 pinch of hot red pepper, 0.5 tsp each. salt and ground black pepper.
Cooking: Remove the zest from the orange and squeeze out the juice. Add mustard and honey and stir until honey dissolves. Add all other ingredients to the marinade.