You cannot beat our 5 star grilled teriyaki chicken recipe. We give you the best chicken marinade to produce a very tender and extremely flavorful grilled chicken breast.
You can make this healthy grilled chicken recipe up the night before and put it in the fridge to marinate overnight. It sounds like doing that makes it easy for you the next day (which it definitely does) but it also plays a critical role in the flavor that this recipe can produce.
This will soon become a favorite family dinner to make this summer out on the grill. I know we love to use this simple recipe often during the summer months. Especially because everyone raves about how delicious it is, aka why it’s called 5 star grilled teriyaki chicken.
To make this the perfect BBQ, serve this teriyaki chicken with some of our Loaded Macaroni Salad, Grilled Vegetable Kabobs, and don’t forget 5 Cup Fruit Salad!
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Ingredients Needed For This 5 Star Grilled Teriyaki Chicken:
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Teriyaki sauce
- Lemon juice
- Minced garlic
- Sesame oil
How To Make This 5 Star Grilled Teriyaki Chicken:
This is one of the easiest marinades you can make, but will make your chicken taste AMAZING.
Start by trimming the fat off the chicken and then placing it in a large ziplock bag.
Then, pour in the lemon juice, minced garlic, and the sesame oil into the ziplock bag with the chicken.
Once you have it all in there, reseal the bag and give it a little shake to mix everything up and make sure the chicken is coated in the marinade.
Now, just place the ziplock bag in the fridge for at least 4-8 hours (2 hours bare minimum) but for the best flavor, overnight.
When you are ready to cook the chicken, preheat the grill.
Then, remove the chicken from the bag of marinade and immediately discard the remaining marinade to avoid foodborne illnesses.
Once the grill is ready, place the chicken breast on the grill and cook it on each side for 6-8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
To be sure, you can use a meat thermometer and place it in the thickest part of the chicken and make sure it reads at least 165 degrees fahrenheit.
Related Recipe: Try our Honey Lime Grilled Chicken Marinade Recipe!
To Make This Healthy Grilled Chicken Recipe You Will Need:
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- Ziplock bag
- Grilling tools
- Meat thermometer
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How to Make this Recipe Even Healthier:
If you want to make this grilled chicken recipe even healthier, there are two things you will want to do.
- The Right Chicken Cut
While we all enjoy a great drumstick, they are not the leanest part of the chicken. If you want to make this recipe healthy, choosing to use chicken breasts will be your best bet! - Cut Out Extra Sodium
Sodium can sneak in where you least expect it. One place you’ll find extra sodium is in the teriyaki sauce. So, to cut out the excess, try and make your own teriyaki sauce. Taste and Tell has a great homemade teriyaki sauce recipe!
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5-Star Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup teriyaki sauce
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
Instructions
- Place chicken, teriyaki sauce, lemon juice, garlic, and sesame oil in a large Ziploc bag or sealable container.
- Close bag and shake to thoroughly coat the chicken.
- Place chicken in the refrigerator for 4-8 hours or overnight.
- When ready to cook, turn the grill on to high heat.
- Remove chicken from bag and immediately throw away any remaining marinade.
- Grill for 6 to 8 minutes on each side, or until chicken is cooked through.
Notes
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Wow This looks so good and so easy to make! You are making this wife very happy!!!
Thanks so much for sharing this at Bewitch Me & Titi! Hope to have you back next Sunday with more awesome shares!
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Cami @ TitiCrafty by Camila
This looks delicious, girls! We grill all summer long, and I always need a new recipe for grilling chicken. Thanks so much. Happy Memorial Day weekend!
We love teriyaki and grilling so this should be a big hit. Can’t wait to try it. Thank you for posting and have a great weekend!
Made this tonight,only marinated about 4 hours and it still was so good.My pick eater even loved it..Thanks!
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it – pinning this!
Allison @ http://www.allisonskinnyjeans.com
Made this tonight and it was amazing! Thank you for the wonderful recipe!!! Made it with the grilled pineapple. Family LOVED it!
this definitely looks like 5 star chicken…
I bought some turkey thighs and wasn’t sure how I was going to fix them. I will be making this marinade and letting them soak in this overnight and throwing them on the BBQ tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!
This was delicious. I only marinaded the chicken in the teriyaki & lemon juice (I didn’t want to use garlic & I totally forgot to put in the oil). The chicken was so tender and flavorful.
I made this over the weekend and loved it. I am not a huge fan of bottled teriyaki sauce because it’s usually so sweet. But the flavor combinations in this recipe were perfect. Thanks!
Hi!
What brand of teriyaki sauce do you use? Every time I make something with teriyaki flavor it never seems to taste right. Thanks!
We use a lot of different brands. But one of our favorites is Veri Veri Teriyaki.
I am sure I will enjoy this blog. I have 4 sisters (and 2 brothers) We enjoy cooking and sharing recipes.
Hi Sally! Thanks for stopping by! That is a lot of sisters, with a few brothers tucked in too! Happy cooking!!
I found it turns out better only marinating it about half that time as the acid breaks down the chicken proteins less
Can you please tell me about how many lbs. of chicken breasts are needed for this recipe and if I can cook this in a grill pan on the stove? This recipe looks so delicious and I can hardly wait to try it. Thank you so much.
You should have enough marinade for about 2 pounds of chicken breasts.
This recipe sounds amazing and I can’t wait to see how it turns out!