Grilled Split Chicken with Rosemary and Garlic

Name: Grilled Split Chicken with Rosemary and Garlic
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms chicken; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 118 milliliters low-fat buttermilk; 1 teaspoons hot pepper sauce; 1 teaspoons salt

Need a gluten free and whole 30 main course? Grilled Split Chicken with Rosemary and Garlic could be an awesome recipe to try. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 60g of protein, 48g of fat, and a total of 695 calories. This recipe serves 5. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. If you have buttermilk, rosemary, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the fresh rosemary you could follow this main course with the Vanilla Yogurt with Grape and Blueberry Compote with Honey and Fresh Rosemary: An Easy Breakfast or Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat.

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Water

Place chicken, breast side down, on a cutting surface.

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Cut chicken in half lengthwise along backbone, cutting to, but not through, other side. Turn chicken over. Starting at the neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Place chicken, breast side up, in a large shallow dish.

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Whole Chicken

Combine buttermilk and remaining ingredients except cooking spray; pour under skin and over surface of chicken.

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Buttermilk

Whole Chicken

Cut a 1-inch slit in skin at the bottom of each breast half. Insert tip of each drumstick into each slit. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 24 hours.

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To prepare chicken for indirect grilling, preheat grill to medium-hot using both burners. After preheating, turn left burner off (leave right burner on).

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Place a disposable aluminum foil pan on briquettes on left side.

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Pour 2 cups water in pan. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill.

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Water

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Place chicken, skin side down, on grill rack covering left burner. Cover and grill 1 1/2 hours or until a meat thermometer registers 180, turning halfway during cooking time. Discard skin before serving.

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