Easy 3 Ingredient Grilled Chicken comes out so tender and juicy and all you need is 3 store bought ingredients. You will want to keep these ingredients on hand all Summer long for a simple grilled chicken recipe! Serve this chicken with some grilled potatoes and onions or grilled roma tomatoes.
It was my Birthday on Thursday this week and my one friend got me a new grill and I love it. It is so much different then a smoker. Smokers are meant to be used for cooking food low and slow and this grill heats up to 500 degrees so fast compared to a smoker. The only thing I've never done before is change out the gas tank.
If you love grilling recipes like I do please check out How to Brine a Chicken, Grilled Corn on the Cob, Grilled Chicken Burgers, and Grilled Lemon Chicken.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
Are you a fan of using really simple ingredients like me? These marinade ingredients are all store-bought products and this easy grilled chicken recipe has ingredients you can find at the grocery store. P.S. You can find these all at Aldi as well.
If you want to make homemade Italian Dressing or Teriyaki sauce then go for it!
Keep these items in your fridge all Summer long! It takes less than 5 minutes to make this marinade.
Try this marinade out on griled ribs, pork chops, or shrimp!
Ingredients Needed
Italian dressing - If you really want to go all out you can make your own homemade Italian Dressing or Teriyaki sauce.
Teriyaki sauce - can also use any type of BBQ sauce
Garlic - freshly minced
4 -6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves. Can also use chicken thighs or even a whole chicken.
Other Marinade Ingredients to Keep in Your Pantry
If you want to start experimenting with making different marinades on your own try keeping these extra items in your pantry or fridge. The recipe above is a good base marinade to start off with for beginners. Once you learn how to make your own marinades you can start emssing with flavor.
Sauces: Honey, Dijon mustard, Soy sauce, lemon juice, vinegar, and oils.
Spices: Garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, ginger, oregano, black pepper, and salt
Fresh herbs such as parsley and cilantro, limes, and lemons
How to Make Grilled Chicken Marinade
Step 1: In a bowl or a gallon zip lock bag, add the Italian dressing, teriyaki sauce, and minced garlic; stir or whisk to combine.
Step 2: Add the chicken breast halves; cover and marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
Step 3: Grill over hot coals for approximately 10 minutes on each side or until juices run clean.
Note: Marinades can get rather sticky on the grill. It is best to clean them up right away after the chicken is done cooking.
How to Properly Grill Chicken
Then season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the marinade in a gallon zip-lock bag. Using long tongs, place chicken breasts on grill and cook, covered on high, 3 minutes. Flip breasts and continue cooking on high, 3 more minutes.
Reduce grill heat to low and flip chicken again. To cook the chicken faster split the breasts in half. Larger chicken breasts will take longer to grill of course. If you are using this marinade you will not need to drizzle olive oil over your chicken.
Recipe FAQs
Grilled chicken can go so well in so many dishes and recipes. Try adding it quesadillas or a make a burrito during the week.
Make a grilled chicken sandwich and add some cheese, lettuce, and tomato on top.
Always store leftovers in clean, food-grade containers. The type of container doesn’t really matter. Use zip lock, glass, plastic, whatever! Make sure to store any leftovers in an airtight container before putting it in the freezer or fridge.
Yes you can make the marinade the day ahead and store it in an airtight container or ziplock bag. You can also marinade the chicken for as long as 24 hours.
More Great Grilling Recipes to Try:
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Easy 3 Ingredient Grilled Chicken Marinade
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10min
- Total Time: 20 min
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: Easy
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: American
Description
Ingredients
- 1⁄2cup Italian dressing
- 1⁄2cup teriyaki sauce
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 4 -6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves.
Instructions
Notes
myWW points: Blue 4; Green 10; Purple 4
Marinades can get rather sticky on the grill. It is best to clean them up right away after the chicken is done cooking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 510
- Sugar: 9g
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 9g
Jenna says
Thanks Marsha!
Marsha Spegal says
This is SO freaking good! I have made it several times this summer with chicken tenders on the grill! TOO yummy!
Jenna says
Thank you Monique!
Monique says
What a mouth watering grill chicken. I cant wait to make it by myself.
Susan Billups says
Hello Jenna, thanks for sharing this. It looks so delicious. Can't wait to try this out.
Easy Chicken Recipes says
Dear Jenna,
Great post!
I m a chicken lover. your recipe is very beautiful to see. can I make it without Italian dressing?
Jenna says
You're welcome Lea! 🙂
lea mace says
really delicious thank you for saving my dinner.