BBQ Grilled Chicken. We love chicken on the grill. It's easy to cook, endlessly versatile, and a real family-pleaser. There's enough variety here to keep you thrilled about grilled chicken all season long.
If you barbecue breasts, keep them on the coolest part of the grill (or follow this method). In a large bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, lime juice, honey, and hot sauce and season with salt and pepper. Once covered, pop the chicken in the fridge. You can cook BBQ Grilled Chicken using 1 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of BBQ Grilled Chicken
- Prepare of See below, 3 chicken breasts.
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BBQ Grilled Chicken instructions
- Trim chicken breasts of extra day, flatten to 3/4 inch thickness..
- Mix brine of 3 cups water, 1.5 tablespoon salt, 1.5 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)..
- Add brine to chicken and submerge, refrigerate 30 mins to 1 hr..
- Warm grill to 450 degrees..
- Rinse chicken lightly, pat dry..
- Brush lightly with BBQ sauce of your choice..
- Grill, flip every 5 mins, about 3-4 mins before done, brush both sides with BBQ sauce..
We love chicken on the grill. It's easy to cook, endlessly versatile, and a real family-pleaser. And these five-star grilled chicken recipes are some of our absolute favorites — featuring classics like tangy barbecue chicken and grilled chicken taco salad, along with everything from teriyaki to tandoori-style grilled chicken. In my opinion, the key to a perfectly grilled chicken recipe is not touching the chicken when it's on the grill. Once your chicken hits the grill grates let the grill do all the work.