This week's recipe (Grilled Asian Chicken Thighs Recipe) is a really simple marinade for those weeknight meals. It cooks in 20 minutes, and you can give your kids and significant other a lovely and healthy meal without dirtying the kitchen too much.
Let me tell you, boneless chicken thighs are a time saver during the week! I love to use boneless skinless chicken thighs during the week because it cooks quickly and is delicious.
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I added it to my garden lettuce and made grilled zucchini wedges with olive oil (Affiliate Link) and garlic. The longer this chicken marinates, the better it is. This marinade will also work with chicken breast or bone-in chicken. And, with a side of whole-grain rice, it is a balanced meal.
Grilled Asian Chicken Thighs Recipe Ingredients:
1 teaspoon minced onion
3 tablespoon Gluten Free Soy Sauce (low sodium)
3 tablespoon Dark Brown Sugar (Affiliate Link)
1 tablespoon Granulated Garlic
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
2 tablespoon Olive Oil (Affiliate Link)
8 pieces of boneless skinless chicken thighs
Grilled Asian Chicken Thighs Recipe Instructions:
Add all the above ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Marinate covered for at least 1 hour up to 8 hours.
Add to hot grill for 10 minutes on each side. It will take about 20 minutes to cook.
You can add the zucchini too to the grill if you want. Make sure the cuts of zucchini are at least ½ inch or thicker. The thicker they are, the longer it will take to cook.
After removing from the grill, serve with salad and grilled zucchini.
Below is an example of what it would look like on a salad.
Here is the printable of this recipe:
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Grilled Asian Chicken Thighs Recipe Card
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 8
Description
This delicious dinner recipe you can make using chicken thighs.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp minced onion
- 3 TBSP Gluten Free Soy Sauce (low sodium)
- 3 TBSP Dark Brown Sugar (Affiliate Link)
- 1 TBSP Granulated Garlic
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 2 TBSP Olive Oil (Affiliate Link)
- 8 pieces of boneless skinless chicken thighs
Instructions
- Add all the above ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Marinate covered for at least 1 hour up to 8 hours.
- Add to hot grill for 10 minutes on each side. Cook for about 20 minutes. Let sit and make the salad.
- Serve with salad and grilled zucchini.
Notes
If you want to grill the zucchini, be sure to cut the pieces into ½ inch or thicker. Cooking time is about 10 minutes or less. Turn them over half way through cooking time. The thicker the pieces the longer it will take to cook.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: chicken
- Method: grill
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 285.26 kcal
- Sugar: 3.44 g
- Sodium: 645.52 mg
- Fat: 11.38 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.59 g
- Trans Fat: 0.04 g
- Carbohydrates: 4.94 g
- Fiber: 0.18 g
- Protein: 38.65 g
- Cholesterol: 181.42 mg
Reveal
Below is the finished recipe with salad and zucchini. Doesn't it look amazing? And it is super easy to make for any weeknight healthy meal.
Visit our other grilling recipes for your meal planning next week.
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