This week’s Tried & True is another recipe shared by one of my best friends years ago, in Maryland. This is the same friend that shared her mom’s Chocolate Crazy Cake recipe – so it’s a good one. It’s a marinade that my family loves so much, the last time I made it, they requested the chicken two days in a row…it’s that good. The marinade isn’t too hot, with a tangy delicious taste.
The recipe didn’t have a name, so I decided to call it, Kickin’ Chicken Marinade. It’s so simple to throw together, with only FOUR fabulous ingredients. If you like Buffalo style wings, chicken and dip…you will love this recipe!
When the recipe was shared, no measurements were given. I was instructed to use a lot of Frank’s RedHot, some olive oil, a good amount of lime juice and a little garlic – cloves or powder. My friend doesn’t measure, she just throws it all together.
There are no rules for the amount of each ingredient,
but here are the measurements I use:
Kickin’ Chicken Marinade
Ingredients
- 2-3 lbs of Chicken (breast, thighs, drumsticks, wings ~ bone-in or boneless)
- 1 Cup Frank’s RedHot Original
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- 1/4 Cup Lime Juice (fresh is best, but bottle is good too)
- 2 Cloves of Garlic, miced or pressed (you can use garlic powder)
- Lime – cut into slices
Directions
In a medium size bowl, mix RedHot, olive oil, lime juice and garlic. Place chicken in a pan, bowl or ziploc bag and pour marinade over top, making sure the chicken is submerged in the marinade. Marinade for four hours in the fridge. Remove chicken from marinade and grill. The chicken is great with fresh lime juice squeezed on top. Enjoy!
Check out Rachael Ray’s tips for grilling chicken:
How to Grill Chicken
Thanks so much for visiting!
Cheers!
Eva
My family loves this marinade. I like to add a Tbsp or two of honey to it, it helps balance out the citrus and the spice. We dip our chicken in bleu cheese dressing.
stepc
I hardly ever comment on a recipe, but I just had to.. This was delicious. I made tacos with homemade ranch, blue cheese, and a side of cilantro lime rice. Easy recipe to do any day of the week and it seems like you spent hours in the kitchen.. Thank you for all the yumminess of this recipe.
plasterer bristol
Hmm these look delicious, thanks for posting up this recipe, looks quite simple to make.
Simon
Anonymous
This was a great recipe. It had a buffalo chicken flavor, without all the thick sauce. We served it with wild rice. It is a new favorite!
Rachael
I'm guilty of just throwing unspecified amounts of ingredients into dishes I make often too, but it sure is helpful when trying a new recipe to have amounts for guidance. This sounds delicious! Glad I found this on pinterest. Pinning it so I can try this later!
Anonymous
I know this is an old post but maybe I can get a response 😉
I'm not a fan of lime juice. Can I omit that? I also thought about maybe adding ranch dressing in with the Frank's …like a buffalo chicken dip? Hmmm, thoughts?
debcom
wondering if i could stick it all in a bag and freeze it for a future easy premarinated meal?
Anonymous
This is my families New favorite marinade I've cooked chicken, shrimp and even london broil using this marinade they've loved them all. Thanks for the recipe. The simplicity is brilliant!
Anonymous
Made this abd marinaded for less than an he and it was still delicious. Not too spicy… Just enough to give it a kick. Made extra marinade for shrimp and delicious…it came out tasting spicier than the chicken.