Honey Lime Grilled Chicken Marinade Recipe

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Published: August 13, 2021Updated: May 24, 2022Author: Contributor
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This Honey Lime Grilled Chicken uses the simplest marinade for grilling chicken that's perfect for summer.
Honey Lime Grilled Chicken Marinade Recipe

As soon as the weather starts to warm up, we start to grill (even if the forecast says snow, but it’s still going to be 50 degrees outside for the day).

It’s always a quick, easy way to get dinner on the table and when the heat of the summer hits – it’s nice to not have to turn on your oven.

We are HUGE fans of the honey-lime flavor combination (enter: our ever-popular honey lime enchiladas), so we couldn’t resist marinading chicken and grilling it for summer.

Related Recipe: Try our Grilled Barbeque Peach Chicken and our Maple Mountain Dew Grilled Chicken!

Ingredients needed for this Honey Lime Chicken Marinade Recipe:

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 Tablespoons Honey
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
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How to make this Honey Lime Grilled Chicken Marinade:

  • Combine lime juice, oil, honey, thyme, rosemary, garlic and pepper. Pour it over chickens in a ziploc bag. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours up to overnight.
  • Grill until done and juices run clear – about 6-8 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts.

Grilling this Honey Lime Chicken breast doesn’t have to be difficult.  Follow these steps for the best grilled chicken:

  • Store your chicken separately from other food in the fridge. Keep your raw chicken on the bottom shelf of the fridge so it doesn’t drip onto other foods.
  • Always thaw chicken in the refrigerator instead of leaving it out  at room temperature.  When you thaw chicken in the microwave, it begins cooking the meat immediately and can cause harmful bacteria to grow if it isn’t completely cooked all at once.
  • Add flavor by marinating.  If you are using a marinade as a basting or dipping sauce, set aside a portion for later before adding the raw meat to it.

Related Recipe: Try our amazing Grilled Lemon Chicken!

Serves: 4

Honey Lime Grilled Chicken Marinade Recipe

This Honey Lime Grilled Chicken uses the simplest marinade for grilling chicken that's perfect for summer.
Prep Time 3 hrs 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 25 mins
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Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 Tablespoons Honey
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Combine lime juice, oil, honey, thyme, rosemary, garlic and pepper. Pour it over chickens in a ziploc bag. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours up to overnight.
  • Grill until done and juices run clear – about 6-8 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts.

Notes

We like to serve this with:

Nutrition

Calories: 474 kcal · Carbohydrates: 17 g · Protein: 48 g · Fat: 24 g · Saturated Fat: 16 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 145 mg · Sodium: 264 mg · Potassium: 894 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 13 g · Vitamin A: 95 IU · Vitamin C: 13 mg · Calcium: 27 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

  • Ziploc Bag
  • Grill

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Recipe source: Plain Chicken

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  1. Aimee says:
    April 10, 2012
    Yes please! This marinade looks wonderful.
    Reply
  2. Vicki Bensinger says:
    April 10, 2012
    Great recipe. Simple, quick and tasty I'm sure. Thanks for sharing.
    Reply
  3. Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says:
    April 17, 2012
    Oooo this would be a fun one to try for barbecues this summer! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
    Reply
  4. Bianca says:
    June 17, 2013
    No salt?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      June 17, 2013
      No salt! :)
      Reply
  5. Lori says:
    July 6, 2013
    Why oh why do people post comments before even cooking and tasting a dish?!? I want reviews! Real, honest reviews! Ugh!
    Reply
  6. Lori says:
    July 6, 2013
    Why oh why do people post comments before even cooking and tasting a dish?!? I want reviews! Real, honest reviews based on the recipe provided! Ugh!
    Reply
    • Betty says:
      August 4, 2013
      I totally agree. Why comment if you haven't made the recipe?
      Reply
  7. Jade says:
    August 7, 2013
    What is the side dish pictures with the chicken? Looks yummy too!
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      August 9, 2013
      Not sure what it is in that picture. We have a lot of side dishes on our blog. Just click on categories at the top and then find "sidedishes". We love our slow cooker Mac n Cheese.
      Reply
  8. Jessica says:
    January 5, 2014
    I made this marinade last night and it was AMAZING! The chicken had such wonderful flavor and was so juicy! This is definitely going into my meal rotation. Absolutely DELICIOUS!!
    Reply
  9. Emily says:
    March 21, 2016
    Would I be able to make this on a George Foreman grill instead of a BBQ?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      March 23, 2016
      Hi Emily, It should be just fine on your George Foreman.
      Reply
  10. Megan says:
    May 15, 2020
    This recipe had good flavor but it really does need salt. Planning on making it again with the addition of salt and I think it will be perfect!
    Reply
  11. Donna Jones says:
    August 14, 2021
    This recipe was delicious!
    Reply
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