The best lemon pepper marinade is quick, easy, and delicious thanks to fresh ingredients. This marinade recipe is the only one you will need for fish, chicken, vegetables, and more. You can marinate just about anything in this and have a winning dinner. Whether you are grilling, broiling, baking, or even slow cooking, this lemon pepper marinade adds so much flavor to your food and only takes a few minutes to prepare.
The key to an amazing marinade is having the main ingredients be fresh and of good quality. Having freshly-squeezed lemon juice, good quality olive oil, and fresh minced garlic is the trio of bright flavors that makes this marinade the ultimate recipe. Add some dried herbs (or fresh if you have it!) and seasonings and you are ready to grill, bake, or slow cook for the tastiest results.
If you will be enjoying this marinade with the food you plan to grill, make sure you are grilling the right way. Check out my story - Grilling with the Lid On or Off - All You Need to Know
This Marinade Recipe is Great with Everything
Whether you are a vegetarian or a carnivore, this is your perfect marinade recipe. Here is how versatile it is, it goes so well with the following ingredients. The amount this recipe makes is enough to marinate 1.5 pounds of food. So just shake up this lemon pepper recipe to marinate anything including; seafood (salmon, shrimp, ), chicken (thighs, breasts, legs), pork (tenderloin or chops), any type of kebobs, all vegetables, and even steaks! Hungry yet?
Ingredients for a Quick & Easy Marinade
This is the only lemon pepper marinade you will ever need. Seriously! Many marinades use lemon pepper seasoning to make that citrus and spice combo. But not this recipe. Instead, this recipe uses key ingredients like freshly-squeezed lemon juice and minced garlic to enhance the recipe to a whole new amazing level. In addition, you will need seasoned salt, black pepper, and dried (or fresh) parsley flakes.
Ingredients for The Best Lemon Pepper Marinade
Once you gather all your ingredients, all you need to do is mix them together in a small bowl with a whisk or shake them up in a container with a tight-fitting lid. I like to make marinades and salad dressing in mason jars. So fun to just pour all the ingredients in, tighten the lid, and shake - shake - shake! I will be honest, for this marinade, I do make a double batch as it is also a great salad dressing! Two uses in one quick recipe - oh yeah, you are welcome!
shake the marinade
Once the marinade is ready, add to your vegetables, seafood, pork, beef, or chicken. Let marinate for up to four hours for pork, chicken, or beef. For vegetables or seafood, you only need about an hour with this marinade to infuse so much flavor.
You can reserve some of this marinade to use for basting as you grill, broil, or bake. I sometimes drizzle some on my food after done cooking for a final fresh pop of flavor.
REMEMBER TO NEVER REUSE MARINADE THAT
RAW MEAT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH.
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The Best Lemon Pepper Marinade
Ingredients
- ½ C olive oil
- ⅓ C lemon juice freshly-squeezed
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- additional black pepper for sprinkling on food before cooking
- lemon wedges to serve with
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a small mixing bowl or container that has a tight-fitting lid.
- Whisk all the ingredients together to combine. If using a container, tighten the lid and shake all ingredients together.
- Add marinade to your food of choice and marinate for the desired time.
- Before cooking, add more pepper to your food beforehand for added pepper flavor.
- Unused marinade (whatever has NOT touched any raw foods) can be stored for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Can also be used as a salad dressing.
- Serve with lemon wedges to squeeze on added lemon flavor at the end. Enjoy!
- THIS RECIPE MAKES ENOUGH MARINADE FOR 1.5 POUNDS OF FOOD
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Cindy Mailhot says
Looks delicious!
Sabrina DeWalt says
I love the lemon pepper combination. Will have to give this marinade a shot.
Lisa Shivel says
This looks incredible! We will hopefully be trying it this weekend!
Angela says
Thanks, Lisa.
Beth says
This marinade is so simple and so tasty-looking it really makes me wish we had a grill. But I have all the ingredients to try it anyway, even a little fresh parsley.
Angela says
It is great for marinating anything you wish to bake as well. Enjoy.
judean says
Yum! Always looking for new marinades...this is a simple one! Thanks!
Angela says
You are welcome.
Bonnie says
I don't think I've ever had lemon pepper marinade before but I love lemons and this looks easy to make. I might try this the next time I make grilled veggies!!!!
Angela says
Thanks for your comment and I hope you enjoy your grilled vegetables. This marinade is perfect for that.
Charlene Hartley says
I love a good lemon-pepper marinade! Can't wait to try this one!
Angela says
Enjoy this versatile marinade that goes with everything.
Amanda says
Oh, this looks amazing! I think I might try it right away tonight on chicken. After seeing your photo, I'm wishing I had some fresh squash and zucchini to go with it. Yum!
Angela says
Glad this recipe gets you excited to marinate some chicken and have a great easy dinner tonight. The marinade is great on squash, maybe a neighbor has a garden with extra squash to share, our garden and neighbors' are blooming mad right now.
Stephanie says
This sounds yummy on veggies to grill. 😋
Maggie | LeaveMeToDream.com says
Lemon pepper is so yummy, and I’m so happy to come across a marinade recipe for it. Thank you!
Angela says
You are welcome.
Sabrina DeWalt says
Lemon pepper is one of my favorite flavor profiles.
Roger says
Use this with chicken thighs & it was just what we needed. I marinated overnight & it was good.
John says
Simple and excellent results. Guests asked for recipe!
Angela says
Awesome, love hearing that. It is one of my favorite marinades & always happy to hear others love it too. There is no better compliment that others asking for a recipe.