Over the weekend we fired up the grill. It was snowing outside, but we did it anyway. 
Kyle makes the best grilled chicken. He has it down to a science. Snow or not, we were having grilled chicken for dinner!
Our friends shared this quick marinade with us last Summer, and I have to say…we love it! It is now my go to marinade when it comes to chicken.
It’s the perfect solution for when your brown sugar gets too hard for baking. It dissolves right into the liquid of the marinade. Technically speaking…I did not measure the brown sugar exact here, but that’s the beauty of cooking vs. baking, right?!
Let it marinade for at least 4 hours or best over night. Give it some time to marinate.
4 Ingredient Chicken Marinade:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
Here’s Kyle’s best grilling How-To when it comes to chicken:
Fire up the grill and preheat to medium high. Place the chicken breasts on the grill and do not touch them for 6 minutes. Right at 6 minutes, you flip them over and then don’t touch them for another 4 to 5 minutes. Then you put it on a plate, let it rest a bit (not long) and then serve.
It’s the best grilled chicken! You’ve gotta try it!
Happy Grilling!
Looking for more great chicken marinades? Try these:
- summer chicken tacos
- fajita marinade
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yum, I must try this!
Oh good! Yay!
What kind of vinegar do you use? Apple cider? White? Rice? – Does it even matter?
This looks really good (and easy) and I’d love to try it! Thank you!!
I use whatever I have. Seriously. If you have a favorite, go with that one.
I’m going to try this tonight if I can get my act together!
Oh good! Good luck!
Hi Kami,
Just a tip : If your brown sugar gets hard, put it in a container with a tight fitting lid and add a slice of bread.
in 24 hours you will have soft brown sugar.
Oooh! great tip! I will try it next time! Thank you!
More snow this weekend! Looking forward to trying this. BTW, did you know a slice of white bread in your brown sugar will keep your sugar soft. Good for chocolate chip cookies, snicker doodles, & when the bread gets hard, & it will, I break it up for my birds!
Great tip! Thank you! #lucky birds!
It looks amazing! We grill all year long- in snow boots and gloves
This looks super yummy but one question, does it taste vinegary at all? We don’t use vinegar hardly ever due to the smell. Just wondering if you can taste it! Thanks!
Hi Shelley!
No, not at all. the brown sugar really cancels it out.
What kind of vinegar did you use? They all have a noticeable difference in flavor and I dont want to us the wrong one and hve it taste bad!
Just use the kind you like!
I don’t have a grill. Will it be good to cook on stove top or bake it? I would love to try it, I really havent been cooking long so i’m just starting to try new recipes.
Sure! It would work! For the stovetop, I would pound the chicken flat before you marinade for faster cooking. For the oven, I would make a tinfoil tent so it won’t dry out.
I made this tonight… AMAZING! My picky eater asked for seconds! Thank you for sharing.
Oh good! Thanks for sharing!
This was awesome followed it to a t. Kids and hubby loved it!!!!!
I made the marinade last night but I used grape-seed oil and I thought I was supposed to use 1 cup of vinegar so I used 1/2 cup rice vinegar and 1/2 cup white wine vinegar. Chicken marinated over night and all day. This evening, I cooked as directed and I have to say the chicken came out fabulous! Thanks for the great quick and easy marinade…I’ll definitely be using it again.
How long do you recommend marinating the chicken?
Thanks! Looks delish:)
Can I use Worcestershire sauce instead of soy sauce? How would it compare? Thanks!
I would say no on the worcestershire sauce. The soy sauce is the perfect saltiness to go with the sweetness of the brown sugar.
I wouldn’t mess with the it. But that’s just me…
at what temp would you put this on if I was to use the George Forman grill? I would leave it on there for 12 mins total and not flip it because it grills on both sides..thanks
Hi Sarah! sorry, I couldn’t tell you the answer to this. Hopefully you can try it out and figure it out as you go. Good Luck!
Might sound a little ridiculous, but can this be baked or fried on the stove instead of being grilled? I find myself a little intimidated to use the grill without my boyfriend around, I want to surprise him with a new dinner!