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Grilled Half Chicken

Greg Antonelli
If you don't want to cut the chickens yourself, you can ask the butcher to prepare them for you.
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Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 4 whole fryer chickens, cut in half
  • 2 qt barbecue sauce
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme, chopped
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a bowl, mix together olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper. Coat chicken halves well with mixture. Place chicken in baking pans and bake until chicken registers 165 degrees on meat thermometer. Remove from oven and allow chicken to cool.
  • Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Dip chicken into barbecue sauce and place skin side up on grill. Grill 8 to 10 minutes; tum, basting chicken with sauce until chicken is heated through and sauce has caramelized on chicken. Makes 8 servings. Enjoy!