Grilled Bone In Chicken Breast
Grilled bone in, skin on Split Chicken Breasts with just 5 easy steps! Juicy chicken with the crispy skin - the best summertime recipe.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Equipment
- gas grill
Ingredients
- 2 bone in, skin on chicken breast halves
- 2 tablespoons vegetable OR canola oil
- 3 tablespoons your favorite dry bbq seasoning
- 1/3 cup your favorite bbq sauce or more to taste
OPTIONAL SEASONING: if you prefer, season the chicken simply with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
Instructions
- STEP 1: Preheat your gas grill to 400° (medium-high heat). Once preheated, turn off one of the end burners. This is your indirect heat section.
- STEP 2: Prep the chicken. Wash/rinse the chicken breasts then pat dry with paper towels.Trim any excess fat from the chicken, then using a sharp knife or kitchen scissors, cut off the rib section.
- Next cut the breast in half so each piece is about the same size.
- STEP 3: Lightly brush the chicken on all sides with vegetable oil then sprinkle the dry bbq seasoning all over and give it a good rub.
- STEP 4: Lightly oil the grates with the vegetable (or canola) oil then place the chicken pieces skin side DOWN on the INDIRECT heat section. Close the lid and cook 15 minutes
- Turn the chicken over and continue grilling skin side UP for 13-15 minutes more on INDIRECT HEAT (15 minutes if chicken pieces are large).
- Transfer the chicken to DIRECT HEAT (hot area of the grill) skin side DOWN and cook 3-5 minutes or until the skin is crispy and golden.Using a meat thermometer your chicken should be 160-165° (it will continue to cook after you brush the bbq sauce on and while it’s resting when you remove it from the grill). NOTE: grill time may vary depending upon the thickness of the chicken breasts and the grill used.
- STEP 5: Before removing the chicken from the grill, brush with barbecue sauce. Cook 2-3 minutes then remove the chicken from the grill.
- Let the chicken rest 5 minutes to reabsorb the juices then serve.