Step-By-Step BBQ Chicken Recipes

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Step-By-Step BBQ Chicken Recipes

Who doesn’t love a good barbecue? When the weather is fine, it’s barbecue time! To celebrate this, here at Garden Gift Shop we’ve found 5 of the greatest BBQ chicken recipes from around the world.

So if you’re looking for the perfect BBQ chicken recipe, check out these tasty treats.

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Slides 4 – 6: Chicken SkewersSlides 7 – 9: Chicken BurgersSlides 10 – 13: Classic BBQ

Chicken Wings and DrumsticksSides 14 – 16: Jamaican Jerk

ChickenSlides 17 – 19: BBQ Chicken

Thighs

Chicken Tikka Skewers

It’s light, low-cal and perfect as a summer snack; bursting with flavour and easy to eat, it’s chicken tikka skewers.

• Serves: 2• Difficulty: Easy• Preparation Time: 1 Hour (for marinade)• Cook Time: 20 Minutes

Recipe taken from: BBC Good Food

Chicken Tikka Skewers (Ingredients)

• 150g pot low-fat natural yogurt

• 2 tbsp hot curry paste • 4 x chicken breasts (cubed)

• 250g cherry tomatoes

• 8 x wooden skewers (soaked)

Chicken Tikka Skewers (Instructions)

1. Soak the wooden skewers in a bowl of water2. Mix the yogurt and curry paste together3. Add the chicken cubes and marinade for an

hour4. Fire up your BBQ to a medium heat5. Thread chicken cubes and cherry tomatoes

onto the skewers6. Add the skewers onto the BBQ grill 7. Cook for 15-20 minutes, turning occasionally

until browned

Chicken Burgers

For something more classic, but with a barbecue twist, why not try chicken burgers? With that extra chargrilled taste and succulent chicken breast, you won’t find a nicer tasting chicken burger. • Serves: 4• Difficulty: Easy• Preparation Time: 10 minutes• Cook Time: 15 minutes

Recipe taken from: BBC Good Food

Chicken Burgers (Ingredients)

Burger

• 4 x Chicken breasts (skinless and boneless)

• 4 x Rashers of bacon (optional)

• 4 x Large burger buns

• Lettuce, tomato and red onion

Marinade

• 4 tbsp tomato ketchup

• 4 tbsp brown sauce• 1 tsp chilli sauce

(optional)• 2 tsp honey • 2 x garlic cloves

(crushed)

Chicken Burgers (Instructions)

1. Start by making the marinade – Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl

2. Take a few spoonful’s and put aside to use as a sauce3. Butterfly the chicken breasts by slicing through the

thickest part. Open up and flatten 4. Toss the chicken breasts in the marinade to coat 5. Fire up your BBQ to a medium heat6. Cook the chicken for 10 minutes, turning occasionally

until charred and sticky7. Cook the bacon at the same time8. Toast the burger buns9. Chop the lettuce and slice the tomatoes and onions10. Assemble the burgers and add the sauce

Classic BBQ Chicken Wings and Drumsticks

Isn’t this what BBQs are all about? Sticky sauce coated on luscious juicy chicken pieces. The quintessential barbecue chicken treat has to be wings and drumsticks.

• Serves: 2 – 4 • Difficulty: Easy• Preparation Time: Overnight• Cook Time: Up to 30 minutes

Recipe taken from: BBC Good Food

Classic BBQ Chicken Wings and Drumsticks (Ingredients)

Chicken• 6 chicken drumsticks• 6 chicken wings

Marinade• 2 tbsp honey• 3cm piece of fresh

ginger (peeled and grated)

• 1 garlic clove (crushed)• 1 ½ tap Chinese five

spice• 2 tsp soy sauce• 3 tbsp orange

marmalade• ½ tsp grated orange

zest • 1 tbsp sesame oil

Classic BBQ Chicken Wings and Drumsticks (Instructions)

1. Mix together all of the marinade ingredients in a mixing bowl

2. Slash the chicken drumsticks 3 to 4 times with a sharp knife3. Coat the chicken drumsticks and the chicken wings in the

marinade4. Leave to marinade overnight 5. Fire up the BBQ to a medium heat 6. Place chicken wings and drumsticks onto the BBQ 7. Cook for 20 minutes, turning occasionally, and adding

remaining marinade 8. Make sure the chicken is cooked thoroughly. Pierce with a

skewer to check – if you see pink juices, carry on cooking until cooked thoroughly

9. Let the chicken cool slightly before serving

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

• For flavours that’ll tickle your taste buds, get into the Caribbean spirit with Jamaican Jerk Chicken.

• Serves: 4• Difficulty: Easy• Preparation Time: 20 minutes• Cook Time: 20 minutes

Recipe taken from: About.com

Jamaican Jerk Chicken (Ingredients)

• 8 x Chicken drumsticks • 1 x jalapeno pepper (seed and dice)• 3 tbsp water • 2 tbsp lime juice• 2 tbsp lemon juice• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard• 4 x garlic cloves (crushed) • 2 x cubes of chicken stock• ½ tsp ground cumin • ¼ tsp dried thyme

Jamaican Jerk Chicken (Instructions)

1. Take all abovementioned ingredients (apart from the chicken drumsticks) and combine together in a mixing bowl

2. Pour the sauce into food bags3. Place the drum sticks into the bags – coating the chicken

completely4. Leave to marinate overnight 5. Remove the chicken from the food bags and pour the

remaining sauce into a bowl6. Fire up the BBQ to a medium heat 7. Place the drumsticks on the BBQ and cook for 10 minutes,

turning occasionally8. Baste the remaining jerk marinade periodically on the

drumsticks

BBQ Chicken Thighs

• It’s not a barbecue unless you have chicken thighs marinated in a barbecue sauce. They’re sticky, tasty, and oh so perfect when cooked on a barbecue.

• Serves: 4• Difficulty: Moderate• Preparation Time: 20 minutes• Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

• Recipe taken from: Jamie Oliver

BBQ Chicken Thighs (Ingredients)

• 8 x chicken thighs • 300ml of barbeque sauce • A pinch of ground cumin • 2 x garlic cloves (crushed) • 1 x lemon• 2 x sprigs of rosemary• A drop of honey• 1 x red chilli (sliced) • A few basil leaves

BBQ Chicken Thighs (Instructions)

1. Add the barbeque sauce, cumin, crushed garlic cloves and squeeze the lemon into a mixing bowl.

2. Massage the marinade into the chicken thighs and leave overnight in the fridge.

3. Remove the chicken thighs from the fridge and pre-cook in the oven (160C or gas mark 2 -3 for 75 minutes).

4. Fire up the BBQ to a medium heat 5. Place the pre-cooked thighs on the BBQ to give extra

colour and flavour. Add extra marinade if you have any left.

6. Once golden, move thighs to a cooler part of the BBQ 7. Add a few sprigs of rosemary to the honey, brush over

the chicken and cook for a few more minutes8. Let the thighs cool and add to a plate – scatter over

chilli and basil leaves

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• BBQ Grill Background• BBQ Chicken Breasts• Chicken Skewers• Chicken Burgers• Classic BBQ Chicken Wings and

Drumsticks• Jamaican Jerk Chicken• BBQ Chicken Thighs