Mesquite Grilled Chicken Marinade

Name: Mesquite Grilled Chicken Marinade
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 500 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup Olive Oil; 1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar; 1/4 cup Brown Sugar; 2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Pepper; 1 tsp Garlic Powder; 1 tsp Mesquite-flavored Liquid Smoke; 4 dashes Worcestershire Sauce; 4 Chicken Breasts or Thighs

It’s grilling season y’all. Although if you are anything like my family, we grill all year long. Rain, sleet, snow. My little Traeger Grill has seen it all. Usually I’m grilling up delicious burgers or steaks, but every once in a while I like to mix things up a bit. That is where this simple recipe for Mesquite Grilled Chicken Marinade comes in.

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Maybe it is an unpopular opinion, but I fall into the camp of, chicken needs a little extra love.

It needs a little romancing.

It needs flavor man.

The flavor here, is just pure smoky goodness.

Thanks to the help of one ingredient.

Liquid Smoke.

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Liquid smoke and a few simple pantry ingredients.

Olive oil, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

Mix it all together, toss in the chicken, and let all the flavors meld together.

The marinade is perfect for either chicken breast or chicken thighs.

If given the choice, I would chose thighs every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Dark meat just keeps things so delicious, tender, and juicy.

You can see my full detailed love of all things chicken thighs on my blog post for Chipotle Chicken Recipe.

Serve up with grilled veggies and your favorite summer salad.

This will soon become one of those recipes that gets added to your family’s weekly meal rotation.