Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken
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!).
Ingredients
- 6boneless skinless chicken breasts (or chicken thighs)
- avocado oil for greasing the grill
- ¾ cgreek yogurt
- 2juice of
- 1tbs red wine vinegar (or more lemon juice, or apple cider vinegar)
- 1tbs extra virgin olive oil
- ¾tbs dried oregano
- ½tbs dried basil
- ½tbs garlic powder
- ½tbs dried parsley
- 1 teaspoondried coriander
- 1 teaspoonsalt
- ¼ teaspoonred pepper flakes
Directions
Marinating instructions
- 1
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).
- 2
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.
- 3
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
- 1
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.
- 2
Then cook on one side for 5-6 minutes or until just browned, it should release easily from the grates.
- 3
Turn over and cook for another 4-6 minutes. Flip and continue cooking as needed until internal temperature reads at least 165 F.
- 4
Pull off the grill and let chicken rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.
Oven baking instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375 F and grease a sheet tray lightly with more olive oil.
- 2
Space out the chicken breasts on the sheet tray so they’re at least 1 inch apart & not touching.
- 3
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the internal temperature reads at least 165 F.