Perfect grilled chicken tenders for adults and kids to love. Packed with flavor from a easy to make marinade and grilled to juicy, tender strips.
You’ll need these ingredients first
- Boneless, skinless chicken breast or tenders
- Parsley
- White vinegar
- Lemon
- Salt & black pepper
- Garlic
- Oil (any high temp oil will do)
A few tips before starting the recipe
- Although this is a grilling recipe, you can bake, pan fry or even use a indoor grill to make it. I don’t want you to feel limited if you don’t have a grill or the weather turns bad.
- Flare-ups, watch out for these. With oil in the marinade the chicken strips will attract fire when you first put them on the grill. Do not crowd them this way you can move the chicken away from the flames.
Storing leftover chicken
This is a great recipe for meal prepping and storage. They can be frozen for a few months or place in the refrigerator for about 4-5 days. You can easily wrap them in aluminum foil or in a sealed storage container.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How long does it take to grill chicken strips?
Doesn’t take long, I say give yourself a minimum of 15 minutes to cook the grilled chicken tenders. But, this always depends on the heat you are cooking with. People make the mistake when grilling and not paying attention to the heat.
How long to grill chicken tenders at 350?
This will take closer to 20 minutes due to the decrease of the recommended 400ºF in this recipe.
What to serve with grilled chicken tenders?
Grilled Chicken Tenders
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1.5 pound chicken breast (or chicken tenders)
Marinade
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 lemon (squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 clove garlic (pressed)
Instructions
- To start, you can buy chicken breast cut into strips or you can cut them yourself. There is enough marinade to cover 1.5 pounds of chicken.
- In a large bowl, add in oil, chopped parsley, vinegar, salt, black pepper and minced or press garlic cloves. Give the marinade a good mix.
- Then, add in chicken and cover. You can marinade for an hour up to over night. But, you will want to pull the chicken from the fridge to come to room temp before grilling. Meaning if you have only an hour you can just leave the chicken on the counter in the marinade.
- When it's time to grill, get the grates up to 400ºF.
- Grill each side about 3-4 minutes before flipping. Do not close the lid down. Continue flipping until the chicken reaches an internal temp of 165ºF
- Once finished remove from grill. Allow to rest about 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.