Long Time No Cook

Things have been a bit hectic around here lately. Pleasure travel, business travel, renovations, and now suddenly it's back to school! Cooking has been in short supply. There have been lots of salads and sandwiches, and quite a few egg based dinners. 


Today I pulled out some ground chuck to grill for hamburgers, and realized it had gone bad! I hate that! Plan B -- I had some chicken tenderloins in the freezer so I pulled them out and began to hunt for my favorite quick and easy marinade recipe. I couldn't find it anywhere! This has been my standby marinade for years. It's quick, easy, I always have the ingredients on hand and it's absolutely delicious. How could I have lost it?


Since I couldn't remember the exact marinade, I Googled chicken marinades and came up with one that looked pretty good, but of course I didn't have all the ingredients. Necessity being the mother of invention, I took that recipe and ran with it. Here's the result and it must have been a hit, as I have one lone tenderloin left!

Marinade:
1/2 cup Worchestershire sauce
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup red wine (I used cooking wine)
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon garlic with parsley
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper


Marinate chicken for at least 30 minutes. Preheat grill. Grill chicken on med-high for 3-4 minutes per side. I used this on 1 1/2 pounds of chicken tenderloins and fed 4 people. Quite tasty, if I do say so myself!


Happy Eating!