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Pantry Lemon Pepper & Herb Chicken Marinade

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This is a copycat recipe for Panera’s Citrus & Pepper Chicken.

Sometimes in the process of working on one recipe, you stumble on something so great you have to stop and recognize its awesomeness. In this particular case, I have been trying to recreate Panera’s Chicken Soba Broth Bowl. In doing so I may have stumbled on probably one of the best chicken marinades I have had in a good long while.

This marinade is based on Panera’s Citrus & Pepper Marinade which is used in their broth bowls as well as a number of salads and sandwiches. Since they use it everywhere I’m pretty sure that means it is a very versatile recipe. I’ve tried it in a number of dishes and found it to be pretty darn good in all of them.

What I think is really great about this marinade is that pretty much everything comes from the pantry so you don’t need to buy anything extra to make it. It has a complex flavor that just dances on your pallet. This is one of those things that can be baked, pan-fried or grilled with equally wonderful results. Additionally, since it’s an oil-based marinade you don’t need to really add anything else to make sure it doesn’t stick.

I do want to note that I do use sugar in this recipe, to come as close to Panera’s recipe as possible. I’m not a huge fan of using sugar in much of my cooking personally. However, it could easily be swapped out for a natural sweetener such as stevia or honey. I tried it with both a teaspoon of honey and  2 teaspoons maple syrup (maple syrup is a bit less sweet), and my vote is for the honey, but feel free to play with it.

Pantry Lemon Pepper & Herb Chicken Marinade

  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon rosemary
  • 1/4 teaspoon basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl, stirring well to combine.
  2. Use the mixture to marinate chicken for 30 mins to overnight before cooking.

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  1. Great recipe, but if you want the real recipe I have it your missing a few things and there isn’t any olive oil in the recipe if you want them just let me know

    • Awesome we’ll I don’t have the measurements figured out yet but I have the ingredient list so I’ll just list that

      Lemon juice, mangosteen juice, liquid smoke, sea salt, garlic powder, onion powder, sugar, dried lemon peel, chilli flakes, dried rosemary, dried basil, paprika, peppercorn blend, rice vinegar, and water