This balsamic marinated chicken recipe uses honey, garlic, balsamic vinegar, and rosemary to make a super healthy chicken dinner. Great for the grill, too!
3 words. Balsamic, rosemary, and honey. Enough said?
There’s something so delicious and comforting when you make a delicious fused with your favorite flavors. It’s even better when it’s an easy recipe.
This balsamic chicken is marinated to perfection, and is a simple recipe your whole family will love.
Meal Prep Recipe
I love this recipe for meal prep because it’s so versatile and can be used in a lot of different ways.
You can slice it up and pair it with one of my zero prep vegetable side dishes, or shred it up and use it on a salad or in a mozzarella/basil caprese quesadilla. I’ve done both and they’re so good.
If you’re wanting to make this a weekly meal prep recipe, I would double this recipe at least.
Freezer Friendly
I’ve been really into freezer meals lately. They work so well when you’re a busy mom who doesn’t have a lot of time to be in the kitchen cooking.
This balsamic rosemary chicken recipe can simply be thrown into a gallon sized freezer zip lock and frozen for up to 3 months.
Simply thaw overnight, then cook it up! So easy!
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Budget Friendly
Although this recipe does not make a complete meal, it’s still very cheap at $.99 per serving.
Add some vegetables and brown rice to your plate and it will be a complete meal. And I doubt you’d go above $2/serving adding sides to this recipe because it starts out so cheap already!
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Healthy Balsamic Marinated Chicken
Many of the recipes for marinated chicken out there call for brown sugar or other refined sugars. What sets this recipe apart from others that I’ve come across is that it uses no refined sugars or artificial ingredients.
This is a simple chicken recipe with only 6 ingredients for the marinade, and consists of whole, natural ingredients.
A Side Note: If you have a baby under 1 that’s going to be eating this, eliminate the honey altogether.
You can also marinate the chicken without the honey, cook a piece of the chicken without the honey for your baby, and then add the honey to the skillet while cooking the rest of the chicken.
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Recipe
Balsamic Marinated Chicken w/Rosemary & Honey
Ingredients
Balsamic Marinade:
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup fresh rosemary chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp avocado or olive oil
Instructions
- Mix the first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl or gallon sized zip lock bag.
- Place chicken into the mixture, tossing the chicken until it is completely covered with the marinade. Place in the fridge for 4-8 hours to marinate.
- After 4-8 hours of marinating, heat a skillet or grill pan to medium heat with 1 tsp oil.
- Add chicken to the skillet/grill pan. Cook on one side for about 5 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook the other side for about 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, and allow the chicken to rest in the hot pan for 5 minutes.
- Serve with broccoli, asparagus, or a side salad!
To Make It A Freezer Meal:
- Mix the first 5 ingredients in a gallon sized zip lock bag.
- Place chicken into the mixture, tossing the chicken until it is completely covered with the marinade.
- Label and date the bag, and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Thaw overnight before cooking.
- Heat a skillet or grill pan to medium heat with 1 tsp oil.
- Add chicken to the skillet/grill pan. Cook on one side for about 5 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook the other side for about 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, and allow the chicken to rest in the hot pan for 5 minutes.
- Serve with broccoli, asparagus, or a side salad!
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Making these balsamic marinated chicken breasts is pretty simple, and uses minimal ingredients. It’s perfect for a family on a budget, and tastes herby, sweet, and savory all at the same time.
xoxo Megan
Just made these .. they cannot be improved upon!!
Thank you so much! 🙂
What protein would you suggest adding? My husband has to have a protein 😬
Is the chicken not enough protein? I would suggest adding a vegetable and a carbohydrate to make this a complete meal! 🙂
I love the all fresh ingredients! Thanks for the recipe!