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Best Barbecue Cookout Chicken

Best Barbecue Cookout Chicken

511kcal
4.3 from 7 votes
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Prep 10 minutes
Cook 50 minutes
Total 1 hour
Best Barbecue Cookout Chicken is our favorite hallmark of summer outdoor cooking! Who can forget the flavor of moist grilled chicken slathered in tangy, homemade barbecue sauce and then caramelized so it is thick and sticky. Make this drool-worthy chicken and it will have your fans raving!!
Servings 12
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 tsp unsalted butter
  • 2 cups ketchup
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar tightly packed
  • 1/2 cup chili sauce
  • 4 tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp minced onion dried
  • 1 1/2 tsp celery seed
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1-1/2 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce
  • 7 pounds chicken pieces 2 cut-up fryers

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and saute until tender.
  2. Stir in the next 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
  3. Brush grill rack lightly with oil, then pre-heat grill to medium-high, about 400 degrees.
  4. Place chicken on grill rack and cook covered for 30 minutes, opening the lid to turn occasionally.
  5. Baste with the sauce and continue cooking for about 15 additional minutes, continuing to baste and turn every 5 minutes until chicken reaches an internal temperature on a grill thermometer of 170 degrees.

Nutrition

Calories511kcalCarbohydrates27gProtein35gFat29gSaturated Fat9gCholesterol139mgSodium930mgPotassium587mgFiber1gSugar23gVitamin A581IUVitamin C9mgCalcium50mgIron2mg

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