15 July 2010

My Fresh Herb Chicken Marinade

 
I love to use marinades in cooking.  Especially when I cook chicken - a marinade can add that little extra zip that takes a recipe from bland to delicious.  Here's how I (I is used loosely, because I'm not the griller in the family) cook up a mess of grilled chicken in the summer time.

I start with chicken tenderloins - cheaper than chicken breasts, smaller (cook faster), great size for kids, and in my opinion, they are tastier.  This is the kind that I buy from Costco - no hormones and they freeze beautifully because they come packaged for the freezer.
 
 
Then I mix up a fresh herb marinade and let it sit for a few hours in the fridge.  This is my recipe - marinades aren't that hard, but finding one with just the right combination of oil/acid/seasoning can be difficult.  I think that mine fits the bill - try it and see what you think.    
 
 lemon juice, pepper, salt, cooking sherry olive oil, garlic cloves

fresh herbs - sage, thyme, dill, basil, oregano
 
mix all the ingredients together
 
 pour it over the chicken
 
 
The bowl of chicken goes to the griller in the family and I'm done for the evening - except for a few sides of course. 
 
Yum!

 

6 comments:

  1. That chicken looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for the recipe. :)

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  2. Yum! That looks delicious! I will definitely have to try. I need all the cooking help I can get!

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  3. Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing. Stopping by from FFF.
    http://www.mibargainmom.blogspot.com/

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  4. Looks delicious! I love the idea of using tenderlions and I am always looking for ways to spruce up chicken =) TFS and the printable! Thanks so much for joining The Sunday Showcase - I greatly apprecite it! Hope you have a great week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  5. Dear Becky,
    The combination of fresh herbs and sherry is perfect for chicken. Thank you for the lovely idea.

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  6. Oh my, it looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing this great recipe with us at Anything Related!
    {Rebekah}

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