Easy Chicken Marinade (only 4 ingredients!)

For this easy chicken marinade, combine oil, red wine vinegar, honey and garlic for perfectly juicy chicken every time. Cook it any way you want – on the grill, in the air fryer or in the oven!

Hi friends!

I’ve been meaning to share my favorite 4 ingredient chicken marinade and finally got my act together to share it with you! It really could not be any simpler. I’m not a huge meat eater and most of the meat I do eat is chicken so I’ve been searching for a while now to find a marinade that would add flavor, keep it juicy and not take forever to throw together.

Chicken Marinade Simple

For this chicken marinade 4 ingredients are needed:

• Avocado oil
• Red wine vinegar
• Garlic
• Honey

You could use a neutral oil if you don’t have avocado oil. Red wine vinegar is a key ingredient so don’t skip that! Garlic adds a subtle flavor. You could add onion as well. Honey balances the vinegar. Play around with the amount to find your desired sweetness.

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Easy Chicken Marinade

So after you use this easy chicken marinade – I leave mine overnight but I’d aim for 4-24 hours. Then, cook the chicken any way you want!

Easy Chicken Marinade For The Grill

You could:

• Grill it! This is our go-to cooking method in the summer. I typically use chicken breasts but this would be the perfect marinade for chicken thighs on the grill.
• Use the air fryer – I recently discovered that I could use my air fryer to make chicken breasts and it’s so easy. I set mine for 400 degrees and cook 13-18 minutes depending on the thickness.
• Bake it- Try cutting it into large chunks and using it in a sheet pan meal!

Here’s the marinade recipe:

Easy Chicken Marinade (only 4 ingredients!)

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For this easy chicken marinade, combine oil, red wine vinegar, honey and garlic for perfectly juicy chicken every time. Cook it any way you want – on the grill, in the air fryer or in the oven!

• Author: Lindsay
• Yield: serves 4-6 1x

Ingredients

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1 – 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2/3 cup avocado oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
3 cloves minced garlic
2–3 Tbsp honey

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Instructions

1. Put chicken in a large bag.
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Seal well and shake lightly to combine.
4. Let marinate in the fridge for 4-24 hours.
5. Discard marinade and cook as desired.

See what I mean? So simple and SO delicious.

4 Ingredient Chicken Marinade

What’s your favorite chicken marinade?

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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