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Home Collections 15 Minute Meals

12 Easy Essential Marinades

By:Nagi
Published:9 Jun '14Updated:11 Dec '18
91 Comments

Quite often on a Sunday I’ll marinate a bunch of meat for the coming week (or two), most of which I freeze. For such occasions I would refer to various scraps of paper (and even napkins) I had stuck on my fridge with various marinade recipes on them – ranging from a classic steak marinade, an Italian chicken one, a Mexican marinade, simple marinades for fish, and  various Asian marinades.

I finally decided to condense them into one easy “quick reference” image.

I hope you find this easy reference handy too!

12 Essential Marinades, condensed into one handy summary!

This is a photo of chicken I made using the Sticky & Hot marinade – I call it Sticky Pantry Chicken with Rice and Broccolini, and because I used the marinade as a glaze instead of marinade, it’s on the table in 15 minutes!

A whole meal in 15 min! The glaze is made using pantry ingredients, and there's a nifty tip to steam the broccolini with the resting rice!

 

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91 Comments

  1. Patricia wilson says

    May 4, 2023 at 4:35 pm

    I am a diabetic and a bad cook
    Your videos on how to have improved my cooking skills immensely.Thank you.
    I need to stay away from pasta rice & potato but so your mashed cauliflower is a winner.
    The tips on what you can frees & how is also appreciated.

    Reply
  2. Bekah says

    December 6, 2022 at 6:38 am

    I love this and use it all the time, it makes dinner so much easier. Thanks so much for putting it together!

    Reply
  3. Elizabeth Mckenna says

    October 18, 2022 at 8:46 am

    Can I make these ahead in mason jars without the meat and store in the fridge for quick and easy marinades on hand? I don’t like having to freeze the chicken and marinade. I just want something on hand and ready. Was hoping to make these in bulk and use as needed.

    Reply
  4. robert gudia says

    July 26, 2022 at 10:14 pm

    I really wanted to learn how to cook
    And it is very beautiful.

    Reply
  5. Cheryl says

    July 7, 2022 at 6:15 am

    I am trying to sign up for your recipe book but my device wouldn’t let me can you sign me up.

    Reply
  6. Barb says

    June 11, 2022 at 6:12 am

    Here’s one I created for grilling many years ago
    Chuck roast in large chunks (5 lbs trimmed)
    1/2 C Lea & Perrins
    1/2 C Kikkoman teriyaki sauce
    garlic powder 1 Tbs or more to taste.
    Put all ingredients in a heavy duty plastic bag, marinate overnight, turning a couple of times.
    Grill until slightly caramelized
    Instant meat candy!

    Reply
    • Terry says

      September 5, 2022 at 1:34 pm

      Sounds great! Quick and easy
      Thx for the tip!

      Reply
  7. عزیزالله says

    March 19, 2022 at 8:05 am

    Hi i enjoy your attractive and fantastic content and want to learn more

    Reply
  8. Gilles Gauthier says

    March 15, 2022 at 10:07 pm

    Puis-je les avoir en français

    Reply
  9. Irma says

    January 14, 2022 at 2:06 am

    Please sent me a copy of the sauce recipe

    Reply
  10. Zina says

    June 20, 2021 at 8:23 pm

    Hi. Thanks for putting this together. I am just starting to use marinades and it is so nice to have variety all in one place. I was wondering if you freeze the meat in the marinade or freeze the meat after removing from the marinade. Also do you cook the meat before freezing?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      June 21, 2021 at 12:39 pm

      Hi Zina, freeze the uncooked meat in the marinade, then thaw and proceed to cook when required. N x

      Reply
  11. Cathi says

    November 2, 2020 at 6:16 am

    I’m old and old school, I like hard copies of recipes to look at when making them. Is there a printer friendly version of the marinades above?

    Reply
    • Jeni says

      March 14, 2021 at 5:27 pm

      If you have an iPhone/iPad it’s easy. Touch & hold your finger on the screen near the title for a second, it will show just the recipes & give you the option to share (but not print).
      Email or message it to yourself, then when it arrives, touch the image (or link, if you email it) and it’ll open in your browser as a page showing simply the recipes.
      You can then print it.

      Reply
  12. Kristina says

    October 24, 2020 at 10:17 am

    Hi Nagi! For some reason the image on this page has become distorted and is a bit hard to read. It used to be okay but I’m not sure what happened. We’ve tried nearly every marinade on this list and they’re all wonderful! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      October 24, 2020 at 5:00 pm

      Hi Kristina – it must be to do with your settings, the image appears fine on my end 🙂 N x

      Reply
  13. Marilyn says

    August 3, 2020 at 7:48 am

    Can I freeze steaks and such in the marinade? And if so, how long is too long?

    Reply
  14. Paul Odinga says

    July 23, 2020 at 10:49 pm

    Good

    Reply
  15. Jilli says

    June 13, 2020 at 6:06 am

    Thank you so much for your creating this page❤️ I have an autoimmune and have had to change my diet and lifestyle. I’m.learning.how to use substitutes in recipes and I was looking for different new recipes. That’s what I found here, thank you again so much. Are you on IG??

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      June 13, 2020 at 6:47 am

      Hi Jilli, that’s so great to hear – thank you so much for the great feedback! N x

      Reply
  16. Michelle says

    June 9, 2020 at 2:17 am

    In the Middle Eastern marinade, do you use the pods or ground cardamom?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      June 9, 2020 at 9:44 am

      Ground cardamom Michelle 🙂 N x

      Reply
  17. Ahmed says

    May 31, 2020 at 2:46 am

    How should I cook the chicken, should I fry it or grill it (mexican marinations)

    Reply
  18. Maddy says

    May 28, 2020 at 4:31 am

    I’m new to this. How do I incorporate lemon rind into the marinade?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 28, 2020 at 9:19 am

      Hi Maddy, grate it with a fine grater or microplane and then add to the marinade – N x

      Reply
  19. Brenda says

    May 22, 2020 at 8:40 pm

    Thank you for the Great Recipe booklets… I have just read through them and can’t wait to experience the recipes.

    Reply
  20. Teri Donald says

    April 12, 2020 at 4:12 am

    Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
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