Grilled Dixie Chicken with Cayenne Spice Rub

Name: Grilled Dixie Chicken with Cayenne Spice Rub
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 slice sourdough baguette, cut on diagonal into 3/4-inch-thick slices; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 4 kilograms chickens, quartered, rinsed, patted dry; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 Tbsp (packed) golden brown sugar; 1 Tbsp coarsely ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning with garlic and onion; 2 teaspoons onion powder; 2 Tbsps salt; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

Grilled Dixie Chicken with Cayenne Spice Rub might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One serving contains 1103 calories, 85g of protein, and 80g of fat. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up chili powder, lemon-pepper seasoning, chickens, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine first 9 ingredients in small bowl; whisk spice rub to blend well.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Whisk

Bowl

Transfer 1 tablespoon spice rub to medium bowl; add butter and mix well. (Rub and seasoned butter can be made 2 days ahead. Cover separately. Chill butter. Bring butter to room temperature before using.)

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Dry Seasoning Rub

Butter

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Bowl

Sprinkle spice rub over both sides of chicken pieces. Arrange chicken pieces on waxed-paper-lined baking sheets. Cover chicken with more waxed paper and let stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours.

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Chicken Pieces

Dry Seasoning Rub

Whole Chicken

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Baking Sheet

Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Reserve 4 tablespoons seasoned butter.

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Butter

Spread remaining seasoned butter on 1 side of baguette slices.

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Baguette

Butter

Spread

Place bread slices on platter and cover.

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Bread

Place chicken on grill, skin side up. Grill 20 minutes. Turn chicken over. Grill until skin is deep golden brown, about 15 minutes. Turn chicken again and grill, skin side up, until cooked through (no red shows when chicken is cut at thigh bone), about 5 minutes longer.

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Whole Chicken

Bone

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Grill