Grilled Chicken Marinade Recipe

4.91 from 11 votes

This grilled chicken marinade gives you the most tender and juicy chicken on the grill, or any way you cook it, every time, with big flavor and zing!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: ghost pepper, marinade, spicy

Servings:

Calories: 92kcal

Author: Mike Hultquist

Ingredients

½ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup apple cider vinegar (or try malt vinegar)
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons habanero hot sauce (or use your favorite)
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (use ghost chili powder for some EXTRA HEAT)
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 pounds chicken approximately

Instructions

Whisk all of the ingredients together until well combined.
Marinate your chicken in a baggie or large bowl, sealed, at least 2 hours in the refrigerator, or overnight for even more flavor.
Cook your chicken however you'd like. Discard the marinade before using. Be sure to cook the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (74 C) when measured with a meat thermometer.

Notes

Cooking the Chicken. Discard the chicken marinade before cooking. You can cook your chicken any way you'd like - grill, saute, fry, oven bake, broil. However you cook it, be sure to cook the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (74 C) when measured with a meat thermometer.

Heat Factor. Use ghost, 7-Pot or Reaper powder for even MORE heat! If you’d like a milder version, use paprika only, and skip the cayenne.

Nutritional Information calculated for marinade only.

Nutrition