Make Ahead Chicken (To Serve For a Party)
Created by LLKenzie on November 17, 2014
- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 70m
- Recipe #15971
Ingredients
- SPICE RUB - can be doubled
- 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
- 2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- Barbecue sauce (2-3 tablespoons for each piece of chicken)
- CHICKEN
- 3 pounds raw chicken thighs (skinless is better to use because it does not burn as much on the grill)
- 3 pounds raw chicken thighs (bone-in, skinless is better to use)
- Barbecue sauce (for basting while on the grill- OPTIONAL)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 300F.
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Step 2: In a small bowl combine spice rub ingredients (EXCEPT the BBQ sauce). Rub it all over the chicken pieces and then arrange chicken in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour.
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Step 3: Let cool for 15 minutes on the counter. Brush all sides of each piece of baked chicken with about 2-3 tablespoons of BBQ sauce. Cover and refrigerate until guests arrive.
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Step 4: When ready to serve the chicken to your guests, prepare grill for direct cooking over medium-high heat. Add on chicken pieces and cook until grill marks appear on underside, 4-5 minutes. Flip and cook until heated through, another 4-5 minutes.
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You could baste with more sauce halfway through cooking the chicken but it really is not necessary as it hides the grill marks on the chicken
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (283 g)
- Calories 624.9
- Total Fat - 45.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.3 g
- Cholesterol - 266.9 mg
- Sodium - 927.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 5.1 g
- Protein - 44.4 g
- Calcium - 25.6 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg