Grilled Garlic, Lemon and Pepper Butterflied Chicken

Name: Grilled Garlic, Lemon and Pepper Butterflied Chicken
Prep time: 9 h 5 min
Cook time: 9 h 5 min
Total time: 9 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 cloves garlic, crushed; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters olive or vegetable oil; 1 kilograms whole chicken

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Grilled Garlic, Lemon and Pepper Butterflied Chicken a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 recipe has 481 calories, 31g of protein, and 38g of fat per serving. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. Head to the store and pick up garlic, vegetable oil, cracked pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing

Instructions

Place chicken, breast side down, on cutting board. With kitchen scissors (or sharp knife), cut along one side of backbone from neck to tail, then cut along other side of backbone and remove bone.

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Whole Chicken

Bone

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Kitchen Scissors

Cutting Board

Knife

Turn chicken breast side up, and place flat with legs and wings to the sides. Press down on breast bone with palm of hand to flatten chicken.

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Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

Chicken Wings

Bone

In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix remaining ingredients.

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Ziploc Bags

Place chicken, breast side down, in bag; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight to marinate, turning once or twice.

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Whole Chicken

Heat gas or charcoal grill on high heat at least 15 minutes before adding chicken.

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Whole Chicken

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Grill

Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Reduce grill heat to medium.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

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Grill

Place chicken, breast side up, on grill. Cover grill; cook 20 minutes. Turn chicken, breast side down. Cover grill; cook 10 to 15 minutes longer or until brown and juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and drumsticks).

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Chicken Drumsticks