Chicken Marinades for the Grill

There is nothing like the smell of grilled chicken on a hot summer
night. Grilling boneless chicken breasts or thighs on a gas grill is
so easy after work if you’ve thought ahead to marinade the chicken
the night before or while you’re having coffee in the morning. If
you forget, marinating at the last minute will still be good. Here
are my favorite marinades.
Each recipe is for 4 boneless breasts or 8 boneless thighs. Place all
ingredients with the chicken in a large zip lock bag, seal and mix to
coat chicken, and refrigerate. Take out of refrigerator when you get
home for about 30 minutes. Remove from marinade, draining off excess
and grill over medium hot fire.

Pesto Marinade
1/4 cup pesto, homemade or store bought
2 Tbl. red wine vinegar
2 Tbl. olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
fresh ground black pepper

Southwest Marinade
1 Tbl. ground cumin
2 tsp. ground New Mexico chile
1 tsp. sweet paprika
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbl. olive oil
1 bottle beer

Provençal Marinade
1 Tbl. Provençal herb mix that includes lavender
1 tsp. fennel seed
1 tsp. fresh rosemary, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup dry white wine
3 Tbl. olive oil

Recipe by Jane O'Riordan, Domaine de la Terre Rouge, 2006