Fiesta Chicken Marinade
This Fiesta Grilled Chicken is juicy, bold, and full of Tex-Mex flavor. Perfect for tacos, salads, wraps, or meal prep—easy, versatile, and always delicious!
Servings: 2 Tablespoons
Calories: 491kcal
Ingredients
Dressing to add to marinade then use on salads...
- ½ cup oil canola or vegetable will keep it from hardening or do half canola and half olive
- ½ cup distilled white vinegar for less tang use red wine vinegar for half the amount
- 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch FIESTA dip
Marinade for chicken
- ⅓ cup prepared dressing from above
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Chicken
- 1 ½ pound chicken breasts or chicken thighs trimmed and pounded to all same thickness
Instructions
- For the dressing add all 3 ingredients to a dressing cruet or mason jar.Shake vigorously until emulsified. Store in fridge for about 2 weeks.
- To make marinade, mix together ⅓ cup of the dressing and add rest of ingredients to a gallon size zip top baggie. Take the trimmed chicken and using a fork pierce holes all over chicken. Add trimmed chicken and let marinate for 30 minutes to 8 hours.
Nutrition
Calories: 491kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 73g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 218mg | Sodium: 854mg | Potassium: 1332mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 420IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg
