A delicious and easy chicken recipe with balsamic vinegar, garlic and basil. A simple five ingredient recipe that is ready to eat in under an hour! (Gluten free, dairy free, nut free, soy free, sesame free, egg free, FODMAP friendly version)
Jump to Recipe
Making Balsamic Garlic Basil Chicken
It's time to make one of the most flavor filled dinners! It's simple and easy to make and only takes a few minutes to pull this easy dinner together.
Ingredients
Time to grab a few ingredients and start making this easy basil garlic chicken recipe together!
- CHICKEN BREASTS: You will want to use boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- BALSAMIC VINEGAR: Balsamic vinegar is a dark colored vinegar with a rich robust flavor.
- OLIVE OIL
- BASIL LEAVES: I would use fresh basil leaves for a rich basil flavor
- GARLIC: I always use frozen minced garlic cloves but you can use fresh too.
FODMAP Friendly
To make this dish FODMAP friendly, try using garlic scape powder. It will give you the flavor of garlic in this recipe but without the stomach upset. Use 1-2 teaspoons.
See Garlic Scape Powder Here
How to Make
This chicken recipe requires you to first marinade the chicken. To make the marinade, place the balsamic vinegar, basil leaves, oil and garlic in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Place one cup of the marinade into a pan, the cover and place the chicken in the marinade. Marinade for 30 minutes to one hour, turning half way through. Reserve the remaining marinade in the refrigerator in a separate container.
To cook: drain the chicken and discard the marinade in the pan. Grill the chicken or cook on the stovetop on medium heat. Cook for approximately 4-6 minutes on each side, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. The chicken should be nicely browned.
Grill additional vegetables if desired to serve as a side and serve the chicken and vegetables (if making) with the remaining marinade.
How to Store Chicken
Once cooked, you can store the chicken in an airtight container for several days. Microwave or reheat on stove.
Extra chicken can also be eaten cold. Just cut up the chicken and place in a salad for an easy lunch recipe.
Get Easy Five Ingredient or Less Recipes!
More Easy Chicken Recipes
If you're needing some more simple chicken recipes for easy meals, check out our huge collection of recipes here.
Don't Forget the Sides!
We love grilling up some vegetables while the chicken is cooking to go with this meal. The marinade is delicious with the vegetables. But if you're looking for some other side dishes, browse our collection of side dishes!
Balsamic Garlic Basil Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ¾ cup balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup fresh packed basil leaves
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic see notes
Instructions
- To make the marinade, place the balsamic vinegar, basil leaves, oil and garlic in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Place one cup of the marinade into a pan, the cover and place the chicken in the marinade. Marinade for 30 minutes to one hour, turning half way through. Reserve the remaining marinade in the refrigerator in a separate container.
- To cook: drain the chicken and discard the marinade in the pan. Grill the chicken or cook on the stovetop on medium heat. Cook for approximately 4-6 minutes on each side, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. The chicken should be nicely browned.
- Grill additional vegetables if desired to serve as a side and serve the chicken and vegetables (if making) with the remaining marinade.
This was such a great way to elevate chicken! I loved the garlic basil flavors together.
Great recipe! I just won some really good balsamic which brought me to this recipe so I could use it. Loved the flavor and the easy recipe.
This chicken marinade made the meat so flavorful! It's a new favorite. Thanks for sharing.
This chicken was SO good! So much flavor and I love that it was easy to make!
I couldn't believe how simple and easy this recipe was - no fussy ingredients, and it turned out so delicious! Will definitely be making this again.