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This easy Chicken Taco Marinade is perfect for the grill, crockpot, or the oven. It is perfect for Taco Tuesday or just because! Your family will be asking for grilled Mexican chicken over and over again!

I am always on the lookout for chicken marinades. When the marinade ingredients are super simple that makes them even better and this Chicken taco marinade recipe is the best!

It won’t seem like it since the ingredients are so easy but this taco chicken marinade will surprise you.

Now you can use store-bought taco seasoning, but unless you get it on sale with a coupon, you are paying too much. I highly recommend making your own homemade taco seasoning.

Ingredients

¼ cup water
¼ cup oil (vegetable or olive oil will work)
¼ cup lemon juice (lime juice works, too!)
½ packet taco seasoning (or 2 tablespoons of homemade taco seasoning)

How long can you marinate chicken?

Combine all the ingredients in the bowl. Wisk together until combined.

Pour marinade over the chicken and marinate at least 30 minutes (or longer if you want). I like to add chicken breasts or chicken thighs to a Ziploc bag and pour the marinade in the bag with the chicken. Seal bag.

Discard marinade and grill, bake, or broil the chicken until the internal temperature is 165 degrees. This marinade is delicious!
This marinade will be enough for 3 to 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts. This simple marinade would also taste awesome on pork!

The possibilities are endless and so yummy. Once you try this, you will love cooking with it and it is just so easy!

How to cook marinated chicken:

Most of the time we grill our marinated chicken, but your options really are wide open. For grilling, you will need to cook the chicken for roughly 5-7 minutes on each side.

You can cook it on either propane or a charcoal grill. If it is too cold outside, you can also use a skillet over medium-high heat.

Always make sure that the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees so that you know it is cooked through.

When cooking the chicken in a crockpot, I toss the marinade and the chicken into the crockpot and cook on low for 5-7 hours. Shred the chicken for tacos, fajitas, quesadillas, or eat it as is!

What to serve with grilled taco chicken:

Most of the time I serve this Mexican chicken with grilled veggies, Mexican street corn since I already have the grill fired up. It also makes some of the best grilled chicken tacos topped with fresh pico de gallo, sour cream and shredded cheese.

Really any taco topping would be a delicious addition! When we use this as a chicken taco marinade recipe we serve it with some Spanish Rice.

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