This easy, 5 ingredient soy marinade makes grilled chicken taste amazing! Only tastes 2-3 minutes to mix up! Marinate for a few hours or overnight and enjoy juicy flavorful chicken later!
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Why Choose This Recipe
- Everybody a great Chicken Recipe for the summer!
- Goes well with just about any Side or Salad!
- Only 5 Ingredients to make this marinade!
Ingredients Notes
- Chicken - You can use either breasts or tenderloins. I prefer tenderloins just because they are smaller portions.
Step by Step Instructions
- Place thawed, raw chicken in a gallon size ziploc bag.
- Pour the soy sauce over the chicken.
- Add the olive oil, garlic and spicy brown mustard.
- Pour the lemon lime soda over the chicken.
- Zip the bag shut and squish around to mix the marinade.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, 6 hours for best results.
- Fire up the grill and grill each chicken piece a few minutes on each side until chicken is cooked through (an internal temp of 165 degrees). Grilling times will vary depending on if you use tenders or breasts.
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
Yes, but the flavor will be much stronger. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Some people prefer it.
Of course! However, the grill seals in the flavor in a way the oven can't.
We like salads like this Purple Cabbage Salad or Easy Creamy Berry Salad!
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5 Ingredient Chicken Marinade Recipe
- Prep Time: 5 minutes (not including marinating time)
- Cook Time: 5 minutes (per batch)
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Description
This easy, 5 ingredient soy marinade makes grilled chicken taste amazing! Only tastes 2-3 minutes to mix up! Marinate for a few hours or overnight and enjoy juicy flavorful chicken later!
Ingredients
- 12-14 Chicken Tenderloin Strips ((or 6-8 Chicken Breasts))
- 2 cups Lemon Lime Soda
- 1 cup Soy Sauce
- ½ cup Olive Oil
- 2 Cloves Minced Garlic
- 1 Tbs Spicy Brown Mustard
Instructions
- Place the chicken strips or breasts in a gallon size ziploc bag. Set aside.
- Measure out and pour the marinade ingredients over the chicken.
- Zip the bag shut, squish around to mix the marinade and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours or 6 hours for best results.
- Fire up your grill and grill marinated chicken on each side until chicken is cooked through and has an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Cooking times vary depending on size of chicken strips or breasts.
Notes
- You can marinate the chicken overnight if you wish.
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M.B.
My kids ate every bite!!!
★★★★★