11 Best Healthy Grilled Chicken Recipes

Honey and Dijon go into a time-honored dipping sauce for fast-food chicken nuggets, why not apply them to the marinade for grilled chicken breasts at home? Sweetness and pungency in perfect balance, to give chicken breasts the oomph they need. Get our Grilled Chicken Breasts with Honey-Dijon Marinade recipe.

Inspired by Mexican pollo al carbon, this grilled chicken gets an overnight marinade in a mixture of achiote paste, jalapeños, garlic, lime, cilantro, and fresh orange juice. Eat it with Arroz Verde and grilled veggies the first night, then shred the leftover meat into tacos the next. Get our Mexican BBQ Chicken recipe.

Simpler and lighter than teriyaki, this marinade of soy sauce, extra-virgin olive oil, and garlic is a three-ingredient wonder for making grilled chicken thighs taste delicious. Since you probably already have the marinade ingredients in your pantry, it’s good for an impromptu meal, too. Get our Grilled Chicken Thighs with Soy Marinade recipe.

This looks deceptively similar to the recipe above, but it has a totally different flavor profile. Sweet, earthy yellow miso blends with fresh ginger, garlic, sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy, and chile garlic sauce to make the fullest-flavored marinade imaginable for chicken thighs. Get our Grilled Chicken Thighs with Miso Marinade recipe. Try serving them over cold noodles.

Marinated with cilantro, garlic, brown sugar, white pepper, Asian fish sauce, and soy sauce, this take on grilled chicken breasts packs a flavorful punch. This recipe serves as a great last-minute main dish, as it only takes 30 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook. Pair with a simple green salad and you’re all set! Get our Easy Thai Grilled Chicken Breasts recipe.

Marinating these chicken wings in a mixture of buttermilk, garlic powder, and hot sauce ensures that they won’t get dry out on the grill—and they’ll be way healthier than the usual deep-fried version. Frank’s is the classic choice, but use any hot sauce or even barbecue sauce you like to adjust the hotness of your chicken wings, and pair with your favorite dipping sauce. Get our Easy Grilled Buffalo Wings recipe.

If you’ve never grilled a whole chicken, it’s easier than you think, especially when you butterfly it so it lays flat on the grill. That helps it cook quickly and evenly, and the oregano-infused marinade keeps the meat moist. The hardest part is finding a place in your fridge for the baking dish holding the spatchcocked chicken while it soaks up all that flavor overnight. Throw lemons on the grill to char for a smoky, citrusy finishing touch squeezed over the meat. Get our Oregano Marinated Grilled Chicken recipe. (Use any leftover meat in a Mediterranean-inspired chicken salad, or wrap it up in flatbread with a quick yogurt sauce.)