Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Recipe
You cannot beat our grilled teriyaki chicken recipe. We give you the best chicken marinade to produce a very tender and extremely flavorful grilled chicken breast.
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup teriyaki sauce
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- Place chicken, teriyaki sauce, lemon juice, garlic, and sesame oil in a large Ziploc bag or sealable container.
- Close bag and shake to thoroughly coat the chicken.
- Place chicken in the refrigerator for 4-8 hours or overnight.
- When ready to cook, turn the grill on to high heat.
- Remove chicken from bag and immediately throw away any remaining marinade.
- Grill for 6 to 8 minutes on each side, or until chicken is cooked through.
You can make this healthy grilled chicken recipe up the night before and put it in the fridge to marinate overnight. It sounds like doing that makes it easy for you the next day (which it definitely does) but it also plays a critical role in the flavor that this recipe can produce.
This will soon become a favorite family dinner to make this summer out on the grill. I know we love to use this simple recipe often during the summer months. Especially because everyone raves about how delicious it is, aka why it’s called 5 star grilled teriyaki chicken.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our grilled teriyaki chicken, you need the following ingredients:
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Teriyaki sauce
Lemon juice
Minced garlic
Sesame oil
simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
Start by trimming the fat off the chicken and then placing it in a large ziplock bag.
Then, pour in the lemon juice, minced garlic, and the sesame oil into the ziplock bag with the chicken.
Once you have it all in there, reseal the bag and give it a little shake to mix everything up and make sure the chicken is coated in the marinade.
Now, just place the ziplock bag in the fridge for at least 4-8 hours (2 hours bare minimum) but for the best flavor, overnight.
When you are ready to cook the chicken, preheat the grill.
Then, remove the chicken from the bag of marinade and immediately discard the remaining marinade to avoid foodborne illnesses.
Once the grill is ready, place the chicken breast on the grill and cook it on each side for 6-8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
To be sure, you can use a meat thermometer and place it in the thickest part of the chicken and make sure it reads at least 165 degrees fahrenheit.
Recipe Notes
If you want to make this grilled chicken recipe even healthier, there are two things you will want to do.
The Right Chicken Cut: While we all enjoy a great drumstick, they are not the leanest part of the chicken. If you want to make this recipe healthy, choosing to use chicken breasts will be your best bet!
Cut Out Extra Sodium: Sodium can sneak in where you least expect it. One place you’ll find extra sodium is in the teriyaki sauce. So, to cut out the excess, try and make your own teriyaki sauce. Taste and Tell has a great homemade teriyaki sauce recipe!
We recommend serving this recipe with our copycat Panda Express Super Greens, Instant Pot White Rice, and Asian-Glazed Chicken Drumsticks. You can find more Asian-inspired recipes here.
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