Published 8/31/2020 • Updated 9/8/2023 If you’re wondering how to get perfectly juicy chicken breast, it all starts with the chicken marinade! Infuse your chicken with simple ingredients such as lemon juice, fresh dill, garlic, and mustard. Let it sit for at least 30 minutes so that the flesh can soak up as much flavor as possible and then cook it however you wish!
What is in this lemon chicken marinade?
Lemon juice: Don’t skimp on this! We prefer fresh squeezed lemon juice. Olive oil: The perfect amount of olive oil will help keep this chicken moist and delicious during the marinating and cooking process. Fresh dill: We love the flavor profile fresh dill brings to this chicken, but dried dill will also work here! Garlic cloves: Don’t skimp on the garlic, friends! We keep a tube of minced garlic in the fridge at all times. Ground mustard: Mustard is a great complement to chicken, and we love how it complements the lemon and dill profile of this marinade! White rice vinegar: This will balance out the citrus and honey, and give your marinade that delicious tang. Honey: Honey is our preferred sweetener for lemon chicken. It has a delicious sweet flavor and is refined sugar-free! Salt: So simple, but adds such great flavor!
How long can chicken sit in a citrus-based marinade?
We recommend marinating your chicken for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours if there is citrus in your chicken marinade. The reasoning for this is that the citrus can actually make your chicken tough and chewy if it sits for more than 2 hours.
Easy Ingredient Swaps
Maple syrup instead of honey. Dried dill instead of fresh dill. White wine vinegar instead of white rice vinegar.
Ways to Cook Lemon Chicken
Oven – follow this easy baked lemon chicken recipe for directions on how to bake the most perfect marinated chicken! Grill – use our grilled greek lemon chicken recipe as a resource. Instant Pot – plop your chicken and marinade right into your Instant Pot and in no time, you’ve got dinner! Slow Cooker – easily whip up lemon chicken by placing chicken and marinade in your slow cooker for the most tender shredded chicken recipe! Sous Vide – want super tender chicken? Use your sous vide to get perfect marinated chicken every time.
Freezing Instructions
One of our favorite things to do with chicken marinades is to batch produce them and freeze for later! For example, you can make 3 or 4 batches of this lemon chicken marinade and freeze it for another time. Here’s how to do it:
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