Keto Chicken Marinade Recipes (2024)

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Winner winner, chicken dinner. In fact, I’ve got 6 fabulous chicken dinner recipes right here, for your dining pleasure.

Chicken is one of the easiest and most inexpensive meals, and there are so many delicious ways to prepare it. I have quite a few keto chicken recipes, and there’s no shortage of ideas in my head for more.

But this time, I decided to do something fun for you. I created SIX different low carb chicken marinades that you can use for easy keto meal prep. You simply whip them up, pop your chicken in them, and you can freeze for several months.

So the next time you’re stuck wondering what to do for dinner, it’s all ready and waiting for you!

While chicken can be easy and delicious when prepared well, it can also be dry and boring if you don’t plan ahead.

Marinating chicken in mixes that include oil, salt, aromatics, and something a bit acidic helps tenderize the chicken and make it more juicy and flavorful.

And there are about as many ideas for chicken marinades as there are chickens in the world! You can go spicy or sweet, tangy or mild. So many great options.

Whatever you do, don’t skip the salt. Salt helps penetrate the flesh and allows the chicken to soak in the flavors and juices. If you’ve ever brined your chicken, you will know just how important this is.

I chose to do 6 of my favorite flavors for chicken, each one a little different from the others. I went with a classic lemon garlic, one with a bit of a Mexican flair, an Italian vinaigrette style, as well as Indian, Thai, and Argentinian.

I chose these particular flavors because they are all freezer friendly, allowing you to prep your chicken in advance and freezer for a future use.

These can be used with any kind of chicken you like best. I prefer chicken thighs, but I did some with boneless skinless thighs, and some with bone-in, skin-on.

All of these recipes are made for about 4 servings of chicken, which is about 1 ½ lbs of meat. You can scale them all up or down, as you need.

A few pointers before you dive into these keto marinade recipes:

Make sure you use fresh chicken, not frozen. Frozen chicken is great in many cases, but you would have to thaw to marinate it and then re-freeze, which can deteriorate the quality of the meat.

Use heavy duty freezer bags. These are best because they are easy and fit well into any freezer. But they also help you avoid freezer burn.

Remove as much air as possible. Once your chicken and marinade are both in the bag, toss them around a little to make sure the chicken is well coated. Then press out as much air as possible before sealing.

Let sit in the fridge for two hours. This allows the marinade to start penetrating the meat before you freeze.

Here’s the best part with these keto chicken marinade recipes: you can cook the chicken any way you want after thawing.

Grilling, baking, broiling, air-frying, pan-frying – whatever your little heart desires. All six of these delicious chicken marinades are incredibly versatile.

All you need to do is thaw your chicken in the bag in your refrigerator. Then chose your cooking method and you’re on your way!

Do keep in mind that bone-in chicken will take longer to cook through properly than boneless and skinless. And if you love crispy skin, I recommend the air fryer.