Caesar chicken marinade makes juicy, flavorful chicken with just 7 simple ingredients. This marinade works for the grill, oven, or slow cooker.
If you love the bold, savory flavor of Caesar dressing, this Caesar chicken marinade is an easy way to bring that flavor to dinner. Made with just 7 ingredients plus chicken, this simple marinade helps keep the chicken tender while adding that signature garlicky flavor.
It’s incredibly versatile; you can grill it, bake it, cook it in the slow cooker, or even freeze it for later, which makes it perfect for busy weeknights and meal prep.
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- White wine vinegar: White wine vinegar is milder (less acidic) than white vinegar. I don’t recommend using white vinegar in the marinade.
- Lemon juice: Bottled lemon juice can have an off, metallic taste. I recommend using fresh lemon juice.
- Kosher salt: If you don’t have kosher salt or sea salt, use half the amount of table salt.
How to make Caesar chicken marinade
Here you’ll find instructions and step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe, including ingredients, is given below.
Step 1: Stir together the olive oil, white wine vinegar, fresh lemon juice, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, and garlic in a medium bowl.
Step 2: Add chicken and marinade to desired container.
Step 3: Let chicken sit in marinade, covered in the fridge, for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.
Recipe Tips!
- How to marinate chicken: I wrote a post with tips on how to freeze chicken in marinade, the best containers for marinating chicken, and more. You can find all of those tips in my how to marinate chicken post.
Storage
Let chicken sit in marinade, covered in the fridge, for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.
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Caesar Chicken Marinade
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1-1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
Instructions
Marinade
- Stir together the ingredients the marinade.¼ cup olive oil, ¼ cup white wine vinegar, ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, 3 cloves garlic
- Add chicken and marinade to desired container.1-1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
- Let chicken sit in marinade, covered in the fridge, for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.
Grill
- Preheat grill to medium high heat and lightly grease the grates.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade, and let the excess marinade drip off.
- Discard remaining marinade.
- Grill chicken until chicken reaches 165F. The grilling time will vary depending on thickness of the chicken.
- Remove chicken from grill, and tent loosely with foil.
- Let the chicken rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Oven
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Add the chicken and marinade to a baking dish. An 11×7-inch dish works well for 1-1.5 pounds of chicken.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Flip the chicken over, and continue to cook for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the chicken registers 165F.
- Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Slow Cooker
- Add the chicken and marinade to the slow cooker insert.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 3-5 hours, or until chicken registers 165 F.
Notes
- White wine vinegar: White wine vinegar is milder (less acidic) than white vinegar. I don’t recommend using white vinegar in the marinade.
- Lemon juice: Bottled lemon juice can have an off, metallic taste. I recommend using fresh lemon juice.
- Kosher salt: If you don’t have kosher salt or sea salt, use half the amount of table salt.
- Nutrition values are estimates and do not account for discarded marinade.
Nutrition
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