Condiments, Sauces and Marinades For Chicken | Let's Dress Up Your Boring Chicken (in a healthy way)

You know I really don't like chicken breasts.  I think they are bland and boring and if I had a choice I would pick chicken thighs over breasts any day of the week. But over the past year, Wozz and I have changed our eating and exercise habits and chicken breasts are now a staple in our diet.  Obviously (as you can see on this website) we love to cook, create and eat.  We love red wine, aged cheddar and chocolate bomb cake. We love juicy roasted lamb with roasted buttery potatoes and rich Indian curries with naan and beef stew with crusty bread...we love coconut shrimp and sticky chili wings all washed down with great craft beer. You get my point and I know you all love this kind of food too. But, feeling frumpy, out of shape and tired is the worst...so eating a bit cleaner, choosing leaner healthy protein packed foods like grilled chicken with fresh veggies is essential to feeling good.  It really is. It's actually life changing, not just physically but mentally...your mind clears, your energy lifts and you just feel better.  

Fortunately, Wozz and I own this condiment business and a plethora of our sauces and condiments are super healthy, low in sugar and fantastic on chicken. I know this sounds like a shameless plug for our business (of course) but over the past year or so we've had a bunch of fitness bloggers and customers of ours, either write to us and tell us they have lost weight by eating our condiments or they Instagram or Facebook us about it. All their stories are the same in that they eat lean proteins (chicken, fish, tofu) and use just a little bit of our condiments to mix up the flavor profile.  One night it's Moroccan chicken with a side of couscous and veggies, the next night it's salsa verdé chicken with a side of black beans. Wozz and I have taken our own customers advice, funny how that works...here we were for years giving all these fancy recipes out for our products and now we realize just grill up a piece of chicken, add a few tablespoons of Wozz! and plop it on a bed of greens and you are good to go.

If you are seriously into fitness or bodybuilding, you probably eat grilled chicken or fish on most days and after a while, it's pretty refreshing to liven things up with a bit of unique flavors. So with that, here are a few of my favorite healthy picks of what condiments and sauces to use on your next chicken dinner.  

 

Thai Orange & Ginger Relish 

A relish that is low in sugar, savory and full of bright citrus tang and spice.  It's made with fresh carrots, 100% orange juice, Thai spices, fresh cilantro and a bit of chili.  It's complex with great depth of flavor and designed for chicken, fish and seafood.  Mix into turkey burgers, spoon over a baked white fish or simply spread over chicken breasts - it can be used warm or cold. 

Get The Recipe:  Thai Orange Ginger Chicken 

Bruschetta Caponata

Our Bruschetta Caponata is a Sicilian inspired relish with tomatoes, eggplant, olives, red pepper and capers.  It's delicious over caprese style chicken breasts with fresh basil and balsamic drizzle and it's perfect with this lemon-y chicken piccata recipe below.  

Get The Recipe: Chicken Piccata Caponata

Kiwi Lime Salsa Verde 

This salsa verde is super fresh and fitness friendly.  There are only 80 calories in the entire jar - 7 calories and 1 gram of sugar per serving.  Guilt free and packed with healthy ingredients - fresh grilled tomatillos, fresh zingy kiwi, fresh cilantro, fresh jalapenos and 100% lime juice.  It's so good, it won outstanding salsa at the NYC fancy food show in 2015 and was featured on The Today Show.  If you love tangy spicy vibrant sauces then this is the perfect salsa verde to drizzle over chicken breasts and grilled fish.  Or try it over these fish tacos (you can also use chicken instead of fish if preferred).  

Japanese Sesame Miso Dressing and Sauce

Creamy nutty and tangy this Japanese Sesame Miso Dressing makes a wonderful marinade for chicken skewers and it's also delicious drizzled over a grilled chicken salad or slaw.

Get The Recipe:  Japanese Sesame Miso Chicken Skewers

 

North African Chermoula Sauce 

Lemony, bold and spiced.  This Moroccan style marinade is perfect for chicken! It's also low in sugar and packed with healthy super food spices - cumin, coriander, turmeric, paprika, fenugreek.  It's got F-L-A-V-O-R.  If you love Indian style food and prefer more tang and savory than sweet, than this is your sauce. It's delicious with lentils, falafel, chickpeas and couscous.  Mix it with Greek yogurt and you got yourself a fantastic healthy dip for grilled chicken skewers.

Get The Recipe:  Chermoula Chicken with Olives and Potatoes

 

Moroccan Tomato Onion Relish

This relish is currently my favorite go-to sauce for a lot of meals.  It's so full of flavor and it's pretty low in sugar - 3 g per 2 tablespoons which is actually less than ketchup (ketchup has 8g per 2 Tbs).  It's perfect for braising chicken in a pan with a little bit of chicken stock and serving over brown rice.  When you are in a hurry and have cold grilled chicken breasts in the fridge just spoon this over top with feta cheese crumbles and serve on a bed of arugula (see below).  Full of aromatic Moroccan spices including cumin, coriander and ras el hanout, it is a great alternative to tomato sauce.  I also use it on turkey meatloaf, veggie burgers, mini chicken pizzas and spoon it over cabbage rolls.  

Get The Recipe Grilled Chicken Breast with Moroccan Tomato Relish and Feta

  

Ginger Soy Infusion Dressing & Marinade

Also a NYC fancy food show sofi gold winner, this sauce is a favorite among our customers.  It's not as thick and heavy as a traditional teriyaki style marinade.  It's light and layered with flavor.  We actually don't use soy sauce, we use organic tamari so it is gluten free and the base of this sauce is a homemade dashi stock (which is made from sea vegetables and spring water so it's packed with nutrients). We infuse the sauce with fresh hand chopped garlic, ginger and it's finished with toasty unhulled sesame seeds.  

This is one of our sweeter sauces and marinades so if you are looking to keep the sugar really low, just use a tablespoon or two, that is really all you need. Everything in moderation. This sauce is absolutely delicious and when you just can't stand chicken breasts anymore, just drizzle a bit of this on them.  Your love of chicken will be renewed. This sauce can also be used with chicken broccoli stir-fry's, on steak tips, salmon and drizzled over sautéed greens like bok choy, kale and Chinese broccoli. 

Get The Recipe:  Wozz! Ginger Soy Teriyaki Chicken

Vietnamese Mint Lime and Chili Sauce and Marinade

One of our favorite chicken marinades.  Simply marinade your chicken then pan sear, bake or grill.  Serve atop salad, in Vietnamese noodle bowls or in lettuce wraps.  This sauce does have sugar but it makes a delicious sticky sweet and spicy glaze and if you use just a small amount, it makes your ordinary salad really delish!  All in moderation.

Get The Recipe:  Vietnamese Marinated Grilled Chicken Breasts

Super Hot Chili Sambal Hot Sauce

Made with fresh chopped Thai chilis, fresh ginger, garlic and lemon, this is a great hot sauce. It's similar to sriracha.  So if sriracha is your go-to chicken condiment, give this a try. You won't be disappointed.  It's about 7/10 on the heat scale and it's packed with flavor and fresh ingredients.  It's low in sugar - 2.5 g per tablespoon. 

Cambodian Coconut Peanut Sauce

All I have to say is grilled chicken satay.  Just dip it a little bit.  We make this sauce with all natural peanut butter, creamy coconut milk, fresh lime and Thai spices - it's nutty and creamy with a nice bit of lime zing and chili kick.  It's a bit higher in calories 60 Calories per serving (2 Tbs) but if you want your chicken to taste good, this is it and you don't need a lot of it. Winner of the NYC fancy food show sofi™ gold for outstanding cooking sauce and outstanding new product.  

Get The Recipe: Chicken Satay with Wozz! Cambodian Coconut Peanut Sauce

Spicy Summer Mango Chutney

A little bit of sweet mango and spice is a wonderful accompaniment to any chicken dish.  We love mango chutney in the summer alongside Indian or Jerk grilled chicken or spooned atop shredded rotisserie chicken with a little coconut rice.  

Get The Recipe:  Indian Grilled Chicken with Wozz! Mango Chutney and Green Sauce

Balsamic Blueberry Maple Vinegar 

This vinegar is so versatile.  Use it as a salad dressing or as a marinade.  It works well with all your white meats, turkey, chicken, pork and duck. This is a customer favorite - who doesn't love a good balsamic with their chicken, veggies and salads?  

Get The Recipe: Grilled Chicken with Balsamic Blueberry Sauce

 

Jamaican Jerk Pineapple Chutney

If you love jerk spice and grilled chicken, than this is your kind of chutney.  We use fresh grilled pineapple, sweet and spicy aromatic jerk spice, chili pepper spice and fresh mint in this condiment and it is awesome spooned over grilled chicken skewers, grilled chicken breasts, blackened fish and shrimp.  You can also fold it through a chicken and brown rice stir fry.

Get The Recipe: Grilled Chicken with Wozz! Jamaican Jerk Pineapple Chutney and Grilled Sweet Potato

 

Southern Style Rustic Mustard

Our Southern Style Rustic Mustard is a wholegrain hearty mustard that combines a little sweet Southern BBQ flair with a touch of vinegar tang and mild peppery spice.  Spread this rustic mustard on a chicken sandwich or use as a sauce for creamy mustard chicken.

Get The Recipe: Creamy Mustard Chicken with Wozz! Southern Style Rustic Mustard

Lemon Green Tahini Dressing 

This dressing is so healthy and super clean.  We make this with 100% lemon juice, sesame tahini, fresh dill, fresh greens and olive oil.  It's zingy, lemony, creamy and herbaceous. We don't use canola oil in any of our products and we only use non GMO ingredients.  There is no sugar added to this. ZERO!  Only a little bit of fat from the sesame tahini and olive oil but both are "good for you" fats. This dressing is the bomb diggity for a healthy drizzle over chicken.  I use it over chicken skewers, grilled chicken salads with roasted veggies, and I use it instead of mayo for chicken salad lettuce wraps. It's one of my favorites!

Middle Eastern Shawarma Sauce

Full of aromatic spices with tangy citrus notes, our Middle Eastern Shawarma Sauce is a lovely marinade for chicken.  When served with  traditional Middle Eastern sides including tabbouleh, yogurt and pita, it makes a delicious light and healthy dinner option with no lack of flavor.  

Get The Recipe:  Middle Eastern Shawarma Chicken

Okay, so those are my picks for the best healthy condiments and sauces to go with chicken. Try them out and let me know what you think!  And don't forget to instagram tag us in your photos! @wozzkitchencreations  We love to see what our customers are eating, it give us ideas. We are all in this boring chicken conundrum together right?

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