Delicious Marinated Chicken Doesn’t Have to Take All Night

I know most of you think ahead and plan your meals WAY in advance, right?  I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you aren't like me, with your head in the freezer almost every night, trying to figure out the quickest way to fill your family's bellies before bed.  However, if you DO end up falling back into your procrastinating ways and find yourself thinking "dang it, I wish I would have thrown some chicken in to marinate last night!", please refer back to this article.  I am going to show you a quick and easy recipe for marinated chicken that you can prepare with stuff you will always have on hand (yes, even the fresh ginger, I'll share my secret for that as well).  I like to get the individually frozen chicken breasts for a quick-thawing dinner option, so this recipe is a great one to memorize and experiment with for some last minute flavor infusion.

This marinade will insert some delicious flavor into those bland chicken breasts or pieces in as little as an hour.  Of course, to get even better flavor, let the chicken marinade for up to 4 hours, but not much longer than that so that it doesn't become overpowering. One of the cornerstones of this recipe is the Sriracha sauce.  Never heard of it?  It is a Thai hot sauce that packs a lot of garlic and a pretty good kick (actually, a mule-to-the-chest-kick, but try these chicken wings if you like the sauce).  I love it in this marinade because aside from the heat, it brings a lot of garlic to the party, which keeps me from having to mince some fresh garlic.  Just one less step and ingredient I have to keep on-hand.  If you want your marinated chicken to have a really good kick, just double the amount of sriracha sauce.  Sound interesting? Good, let's get to it.