Wednesday, May 16, 2012

quick and easy chicken marinade

So...the other day (or week) when I was planning to make my friend's  Won ton Salad, I wanted to marinade and grill some chicken to add to it.  Of course...I started thinking about dinner about an hour and a half before dinnertime.....so I needed something quick that used ingredients I had on hand.

I marinated 2 large chicken breasts which I cut in half first, so they would be thinner and cook quicker.  If you are marinating more, just double..triple...quadruple the recipe :)  I would recommend that you only marinate the chicken for any hour or so...you don't want the lime juice or the vinegar from the dressing to start 'cooking' the chicken. 

Chicken marinade

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Italian dressing
1/8 cup soy sauce
juice from 1/2 of a lime

Directions:  Mix marinade ingredients together.  I reserved 1/4 cup of the marinade to baste the chicken with while grilling.  Place chicken and marinade together in a large plastic bag or glass bowl and let marinate for approx. 1 hour.    Grill until chicken is fully cooked.


hmmm...it is marinate, marinated, marinating....marinade, marinaded, marinading?   Spell check is not saying any of them are wrong....too bad I was not an English major...maybe I would know.  Hopefully you are not here to check my grammer and if you are, I'm SO sorry :)



3 comments:

  1. Yum! I make some savory chicken wings that have some of these same flavors. I am going to make this chicken this week! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Thanks Kim! I hope you enjoy it!

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  3. What do you mean about you don't want the lime juice or vinegar to cook the chicken? I marinade chicken in italian dressing overnight,

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