The Easiest Barbecued Chicken You'll Ever Make

Name: The Easiest Barbecued Chicken You'll Ever Make
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters barbecue sauce; 1 teaspoon barbecue smoke seasoning (such as Hickory Liquid Smoke); 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 4 teaspoons brown sugar; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 5 teaspoons Hungarian sweet paprika; 3 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil or melted unsalted butter; 680 grams skinless, boneless chicken breasts

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give The Easiest Barbecued Chicken You'll Ever Make a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 410 calories, 37g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up barbecue sauce, olive oil, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

To make rub, place first 5 ingredients in a bowl and combine with your fingers, breaking up lumps in sugar. (You'll need 1 1/2-2 tablespoons rub for this recipe. The excess can be stored in a sealed jar for several weeks.)

Ingredients you will need

Sugar

Dry Seasoning Rub

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Sprinkle rub over chicken on both sides, rubbing into the meat with your fingers. Arrange chicken in a baking dish. Cover with foil, and refrigerate 20 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Meat

Dry Seasoning Rub

Equipment you will use

Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

To make basting mixture, combine oil and smoke seasoning in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

Ingredients you will need

Seasoning

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Whisk

Bowl

Spread the coals in an even layer to make a single-zone fire. (On a gas grill, you'd simply light the appropriate burner.) Preheat to high. Clean and oil grate.

Ingredients you will need

Spread

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Grill

Arrange chicken diagonal to bars of grate, and grill 4-6 minutes total per side or until browned and thoroughly heated; begin basting chicken after first 2 minutes of cooking, and baste several times. (If you're feeling ambitious, rotate each breast a quarter-turn after the first 2 minutes to create hatch marks.) Insert an instant-read meat thermometer into thick end of breast through the side--the temperature should be about 16

Ingredients you will need

Meat

Equipment you will use

Kitchen Thermometer