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4 Freezer Marinades for Lazy People

June 7, 2012 by Tiffany

If you’re a lazy cook like me, you are going to love this idea!

I grill a lot of chicken. Usually, I just throw the boneless breasts or tenders on the grill frozen. Sometimes, I go all out and sprinkle them with salt and pepper or homemade seasoned salt. That works fine. But I really prefer the taste of marinated chicken.

However, I’m too lazy and usually in too much of a hurry to remember to thaw the chicken and get it in the marinade with time for it to sit before cooking.

But I’ve got a true short cut for you! It turns out, you can put the marinade over frozen chicken. Pop it back in the freezer and then when you’re ready pop it on the grill. Super simple and it tastes great and makes the chicken tender too.

This idea came to me when GLAD sent me some of their new Freezerware containers.

I used the large size. They are big enough for 1/2 a bag of chicken tenders to fit with room to spare for shaking to coat the meat with marinade. [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, cooking tips, frozen food, Main Dish, tips Tagged with Chicken, freezer meals, grill, marinade, outdoor grill13 Comments

Hawaiian Grilled Chicken

March 11, 2010 by Tiffany

I’ve been wanting to make this recipe for a long time and the Tropical Salad that goes with it. (The salad recipe will be shared tomorrow.) This weekend was so nice outside, perfect for grilling. Our grill must need cleaned because we ended up with a fire that charred most of the chicken. It had nothing to do with this chicken recipe though, so don’t let our fire deter you from making this.

The chicken marinates in a marinade made with pineapple juice and soy sauce. It make the chicken tasty and tender. I found the recipe on Bethany’s blog, For the Love of Grub. She’s got lots of yummy recipes over there. [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Main Dish Tagged with brown sugar, Chicken, grill, marinade, pineapple juice, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce5 Comments

Grilled Chicken with Soy Marinade

October 14, 2008 by Tiffany

This is a simple way to dress up grilled chicken. Ingredients – equal parts soy sauce, sugar and Italian dressing. I used about 1/2 cup each.

Mix up the marinade ingredients and pour it over boneless chicken breasts. I put the chicken in a ziplock bag. You could marinate the chicken the night before you plan to cook them, or the morning before your dinner or if you’re like me, about 30 minutes before they hit the grill. Just be sure to put them in the fridge while they’re waiting for grill time.

Yes, the chicken breast in the middle is a little pale. My grill doesn’t cook even, but it does cook.

That’s it! Easy and fast. Leftovers pack up the next day as part of a salad, wrapped in a tortilla with lettuce, on a roll for a sandwich etc. I had a salad at Chic-fil-A the other day that would be easy to create at home with this chicken. (I know this blog is about eating at home, but that doesn’t mean you can never eat out!) The Chic-fil-A salad had grilled chicken, lettuce, apples, grapes, mandarin oranges, cran-raisins and a berry vinaigrette dressing. Yum! I may have to make that for dinner sometime soon!