All-Star Grilled Chicken

The BEST marinade for grilled chicken thighs with simple ingredients like soy sauce and dijon mustard. Try the chicken on a buttered bun for a simple but delicious alternative to burgers or hot dogs!

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If y’all follow me on Instagram you might have caught this already but ol’ Brutus made the all-star baseball team! We’re crazy excited!

We’ve been practicing like mad so it’s been hard to eat good home-cooked meals and make new stuff for the blog.

Since we’re practically living at the ball field now I decided to take the blog to practice :)

We have a really nice ball park which has a huge grill for members. I suggested we have a cookout and everyone pitched in to bring stuff.

Side note: you know you're in the South when the baseball park has a barbeque grill big enough to cook a hog on.

I’d concocted this marinade for chicken a month or so ago and we just fell in love with it so I figured it would be great if we marinated chicken thighs in it, grilled them up and made super simple chicken sandwiches. And that’s exactly what we did!

I like using thighs over breasts because you just about can’t overcook them. They stay moist and juicy and have so much more flavor. But since I know somebody’s going to ask anyway, yes, you can use breasts.

They just won’t be as good.

Hmmph.

You can serve the grilled chicken as-is or make sandwiches. I think this is a great alternative to grilling burgers and hotdogs if you have a crowd to feed. The way we served these was just on a simple buttered bun with a drizzle of Cajun White Barbeque Sauce (recipe below).

I like a few slices of dill pickle on the bottom too but other than that, I don't serve anything extra with the sandwiches. It's like eating a Chick-fil-A sandwich - simple bet perfectly delicious!

And unlike with burgers you don't need to buy and prep a wagon-load of condiments and extras like lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cheese, mayo, mustard, ketchup, etc.

I got distracted and didn’t take a photo of this as a sandwich OR with the Cajun White Barbeque Sauce on top but these photos will show you what the chicken looked like when it came off the grill.

And I’d like to go on the record and tell you our third baseman, Cat Daddy, ate two of these and told me they were “seriously really delicious good!”

That’s a pretty heavy compliment coming from an 8-year old ;)

Recipe for All-Star Grilled Chicken Marinade

All-Star Grilled Chicken Marinade

Yield: 8-10 Pieces

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 20 MinInactive time: 6 HourTotal time: 6 H & 30 M

The BEST marinade for grilled chicken thighs with simple ingredients like soy sauce and dijon mustard. Try the chicken on a buttered bun for a simple but delicious alternative to burgers or hot dogs!

Ingredients

Chicken & Marinade

• 8-10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Cajun White Barbeque Sauce

• 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Chicken & Marinade

1. Trim any excess fat from chicken then add to a gallon-sized zip-top back or lidded container.
2. Combine remaining ingredients then mix well to make a marinade. Pour marinade over chicken. Seal bag then refrigerate 6-8 hours or overnight.
3. Drain marinade and discard. Grill chicken over medium heat for 20-30 minutes or until cooked through.
4. Serve as-is or on buttered buns with Cajun White Barbeque Sauce.

Cajun White Barbeque Sauce

1. Combine all ingredients then refrigerate until ready to serve. Refrigerate to store up to 2 weeks.

Notes

You can use chicken breasts but they won't be as juicy and tender as thighs.

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