This goes-with-anything Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken delivers tender juicy results every time. It’s SO great for grilling or even baking in the oven (and the healthy marinade is a total breeze to throw together!).
1tbsred wine vinegaror more lemon juice, or apple cider vinegar
1tbsextra virgin olive oil
¾tbsdried oregano
½tbsdried basil
½tbsgarlic powder
½tbsdried parsley
1teaspoondried coriander
1teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonred pepper flakes
Instructions
Marinating Instructions
Mix together all marinade ingredients in a large bowl until well combined (or add to a 1 gallon zip top bag, seal and shake until well combined).
Place chicken breasts in the bowl (or zip top bag), and make sure the marinade coats each piece of chicken evenly. Cover bowl (or seal bag) and put into the fridge to marinate for at least 4-6 hours.
Take out the chicken from the fridge, using tongs to remove each piece and carefully shake off any excess marinade before cooking (see either Grilling or Baking instructions below for next steps).
Grilling Instructions
To grill, preheat the barbecue and make sure the grates are clean. Greasing the grates lightly with some avocado oil or other high-heat friendly oil just before grilling.
Then cook on one side for 5-6 minutes or until just browned, it should release easily from the grates.
Turn over and cook for another 4-6 minutes. Flip and continue cooking as needed until internal temperature reads at least 165 F.
Pull off the grill and let chicken rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.
Oven Baking Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 F and grease a sheet tray lightly with more olive oil.
Space out the chicken breasts on the sheet tray so they’re at least 1 inch apart & not touching.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the internal temperature reads at least 165 F.
Notes
Nutrition information was calculated using boneless skinless chicken breasts, but you could also use chicken thighs, chicken tenders, or skin-on & bone-in meat. Just be sure to adjust the cook time accordingly (longer for bone-in, and shorter for chicken tenders etc).You can easily double or triple the marinade it if you want to marinate multiple bags of chicken at a time.To make chicken kebabs: Chop your chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces before marinating them. And then add them to soaked skewers before grilling (adjusting the cook time accordingly for the smaller pieces).While the olive oil is delicious for the actual marinade, I opt to use a high heat friendly oil for greasing the actual grill grates (like avocado oil).Some chicken breasts will naturally be larger and thicker than others, so you may need to cook big pieces a bit longer (and vice versa for much smaller & thinner ones).For more ingredient substitutions, serving suggestions, and tips - please see the full blog post above.