Marinated Chicken Tacos Recipe | Easy Grilled Street Tacos

This post was sponsored by Better Than Bouillon as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

Making marinated chicken tacos takes simple street tacos to the next level. The marinated chicken is so tender and flavorful you’ll literally never want to have your tacos with anything else.

Since we live in Southern California street tacos are pretty much a weekly staple at our house.

We like to mix our tacos up and make them different ways.

BUT… my personal favorite is chicken and it’s because of the marinade. Don’t miss the most amazing chicken marinade recipe for street tacos below!

Should you marinate chicken?

Marinating chicken will make the chicken in your street tacos more tender and flavorful than if it weren’t marinated.

The marinade tenderizes the chicken and whatever you put in the marinade will soak into the chicken adding flavor that will carry over as it cooks.

Can I marinate chicken for 24 hours?

You could marinate your chicken for 24 hours. However, it really only needs to be marinated for 1-2 hours.

Sometimes when I am busy and meal prepping I will through the chicken in the marinade the night before. Put it in a freezer bag and leave it in the fridge until the next day when you’re ready to cook.

The Best Grilled Chicken Marinade Ingredient

I’ve found the most amazing ingredient for any chicken marinade.

Better Than Bouillon is the perfect ingredient to add so much flavor to your marinades.

It’s different than using canned broth or cubes because it’s a concentrated paste.

Unlike canned broth Better Than Bouillon has a longer shelf life and it doesn’t leave any grittiness like the cubes.

The flavor of Better Than Bouillon is incredible. The smell alone when you open the jar is amazing and I was impressed with how good it made our chicken taste.

You can really use it to marinate anything because Better Than Bouillon makes so many flavors including Chicken, Beef, Vegetable, Garlic, Fish, Mushroom. Chicken, Beef, and Vegetable are available in low sodium.

What is the best homemade chicken marinade?

Making a homemade chicken marinade is easy. It just takes some simple ingredients thrown into a large freezer bag with some chicken breasts.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lemon
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 2 tsp Better than Bouillon Chicken Flavor
• 2 tbs cumin
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp pepper
• 2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Instructions:

1. Squeeze the lemon juice into a large freezer bag
2. Add all other ingredients to the marinade bag
3. Throw 2-3 chicken breasts in the bag, zip shut, and shake around until the marinade is combined
4. Leave the chicken marinating in the bag in the fridge for about 2 hours

How do you make grilled chicken street tacos?

Now that you have your chicken marinated making street tacos is so simple!

Ingredients:

• 2-3 marinated chicken breasts
• corn or flour tortillas
• diced red onion
• salsa
• chopped cilantro
• avocado slices
• queso fresco
• sour cream
• lettuce or coleslaw

Instructions:

1. Grill chicken 4-5 minutes on each side flipping every few minutes
2. Shred or slice chicken breasts for tacos
3. Serve with optional toppings. You can make a taco bar and set out red onion, salsa, cilantro, avocado, queso fresco, sour cream, lettuce, or coleslaw.

Marinated Chicken Leftovers Ideas

We love this marinated chicken recipe so much! The Better Than Bouillon makes it so delicious!

So, we always buy a huge pack of chicken to marinate and grill up. We only use 2-3 chicken breasts to make tacos for our family of 5 and save the rest for other recipes.

Things you can make with the leftover marinated grilled chicken include:

• Chicken Enchiladas
• Chicken Quesadillas
• Shredded Chicken Burritos
• Loaded Nachos

Marinated Grilled Chicken Tacos

Yield: 4-5

Prep Time: 3 hours

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes

Marinated chicken makes this street taco recipe so flavorful! The chicken is tender and so easy to cook for a big family. Perfect summer meal!

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Ingredients

Marinade

• 1/2 lemon
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 2 tsp Better than Bouillon Chicken Flavor
• 2 tbs cumin
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp pepper
• 2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Grilled Chicken Street Tacos

• 2-3 marinated chicken breasts
• corn or flour tortillas
• diced red onion
• salsa
• chopped cilantro
• avocado slices
• queso fresco
• sour cream
• lettuce or coleslaw

Instructions

1. Squeeze the lemon juice into a large freezer bag
2. Add all other ingredients to the marinade bag
3. Through 2-3 chicken breasts in the bag, zip shut, and shake around until the marinade is combined
4. Leave the chicken marinating in the bag in the fridge for about 2 hours
5. Grill chicken 4-5 minutes on each side flipping every few minutes
6. Shred or slice chicken breasts for tacos
7. Serve with optional toppings. You can make a taco bar and set out red onion, salsa, cilantro, avocado, queso fresco, sour cream, lettuce, or coleslaw.