Name: Easy Grilled Chicken with Beer Marinade
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 1½ cups beer; 4 ounces your favorite BBQ sauce (dry rub mix); 4 chicken breasts boneless and skinless

Grilled chicken with beer marinade turns out tender every time. This easy chicken dinner comes together with just 3 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep time.

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Grilled Chicken with Beer Marinade
Grilled Chicken with Beer Marinade Ingredients
How to Make Grilled Chicken with Beer Marinade
Could I use bone-in chicken?
How long should I marinate the chicken?
How long does it take to grill?
How to Store Grilled Chicken with Beer Marinade
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Just three ingredients are needed to make juicy, flavorful grilled chicken. This easy grilled chicken with beer marinade comes together with just 5 minutes of prep time.

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Grilled Chicken with Beer Marinade

An ideal choice for an outdoor grilled chicken dinner, beer marinated chicken turns out tender and juicy every time. The chicken soaks up the flavors of the beer and BBQ sauce before being grilled to perfection.

Shake up your standard chicken dinner with this easy-to-make beer and BBQ marinade. Beer marinated with chicken is not only a finger-licking good recipe, but the marinade helps the chicken to cook evenly and stay moist and full of flavor.

Classic coleslaw is a time-honored side dish for grilled chicken, but macaroni or steamed veggies are also scrumptious sides. Mix up a pitcher of raspberry iced tea to enjoy with your barbecue.

Grilled Chicken with Beer Marinade Ingredients

Beer
BBQ sauce - your favorite BBQ sauce dry rub mix
Chicken breasts - boneless and skinless

It doesn’t get much easier than a recipe that only has three ingredients. But by experimenting with different flavors of beer and BBQ sauce dry rub mix, you can create many different flavor variations. Each brand and type of beer or BBQ sauce will give your chicken slightly different delicious flavors.

Pick out any of your favorite flavors of beer to use in this marinade recipe. However, if you prefer to skip the beer, you could also use juice instead. For the greatest flavor, you can marinate the pieces of chicken overnight to allow the flavor plenty of time to soak in.

For the barbecue sauce dry rub mix you can either use a store-bought dry rub mix or make your own. When it’s time to grill your chicken, evenly space the chicken apart on the grill grates so that it has plenty of room to cook.

How to Make Grilled Chicken with Beer Marinade

FIRST STEP: Mix two pouches of dry rub mix with 1 ½ cups of beer in a small bowl.

SECOND STEP: Marinate chicken in a separate large bowl or resealable plastic bag with half the marinade mixture for 30 minutes if you’re in a hurry, or a couple of hours if you have time. Discard marinade once you remove the chicken.

THIRD STEP: Reserve the other half of the marinade for brushing while grilling.

FOURTH STEP: Grill chicken over direct, medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes on each side. Brush each side of the chicken with the marinade during grilling. The internal temperature should reach 165°F on a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken.

Could I use bone-in chicken?

In addition to boneless skinless chicken breast, you could also use any other type of chicken you’d like including chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, or chicken legs.

How long should I marinate the chicken?

The chicken should marinate for at least an hour, but marinating the pieces of chicken overnight allows the flavor plenty of time to soak in.

How long does it take to grill?

Boneless chicken breasts take about 6 to 8 minutes per side, while other cuts of chicken may take more or less time. Make sure to evenly space the chicken apart on the grill grates so that it has plenty of room to cook and use a meat thermometer in the thickest part of the chicken to ensure the internal temperature reaches 165°F.

How to Store Grilled Chicken with Beer Marinade

IN THE FRIDGE: Leftover grilled chicken can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.