Have you looked at grocery prices lately? Ouch!
What am I saying? Of course you have. You eat, too.
The stores around here tend to have the best per-pound prices on chicken and turkey (under a dollar a pound!), so we’ve been eating lots of fowl.
When I was getting burned out on the Hot Mess BBQ variation, I decided to cook on an actual BBQ grill, but this time, without the BBQ sauce. I love Mesquite, so grilled mesquite chicken was a natural choice.
Just a simple mix of spices put on before I tossed these babies over the coals. Like most of my personal recipes, it’s hard to mess up. Put the spices on the raw chicken. Toss it on the grill.
Finish cooking it. Duh.
Eat it! (And yes, these are different pieces of chicken. From different grill runs.)
That’s pretty much the whole story. So let’s get grillin’ here, friends!
Impossible-to-Mess-Up Grilled Mesquite Chicken
4
servings10
minutes40
minutes.68
net carbsSuper easy and super tasty! This is more ‘inspiration’ than hard-core actual recipe.
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Equipment
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Ingredients
3 pounds chicken thighs, drumsticks, whatever
1 tbsp Mesquite Seasoning or to taste
1 teas Smoked paprika or to taste
1/2 teas cayenne pepper or to taste
Directions
- Thaw chicken.
- Apply spices and rub in lightly.
- Cook on the grill until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F.
Notes
- Please note: these nutritionals were automatically generated. Use your own values for the most accurate information.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 100g
- Total number of serves: 4
- Calories: 200kcal
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
- Sodium: 150mg
- Potassium: 200mg
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Sugar: 10g
- Protein: 5g
- Vitamin A: 20IU
- Vitamin C: 30mg
- Calcium: 100mg
- Iron: 10mg
- Vitamin D: 2mg
- Vitamin E: 5mg
- Vitamin K: 15mg
- Thiamin: 1mg
- Riboflavin: 1mg
- Niacin: 5mg
- Vitamin B6: 1mg
- Vitamin B12: 2mg
- Folate: 100mg
- Biotin: 30mg
- Pantothenic Acid: 1mg
- Phosphorus: 150mg
- Iodine: 30mg
- Magnesium: 50mg
- Zinc: 10mg
- Selenium: 20mg
- Copper: 2mg
- Manganese: 1mg
- Chromium: 1mg
- Molybdenum: 10mg
- Chloride: 500mg
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Premade Mesquite seasoning is normally going to have a small amount of brown sugar in it. If you’re concerned, there are plenty of recipes to make your own (using a sugar sub if need be). But I’ll be honest: I just used store bought. It’s not a ton of carbs no more than you use. And I’ve got time and energy challenges. I do the best I can. So no, not gonna judge you for shortcuts.
If you don’t have smoked paprika, you can just skip it without issue. The mesquite blend might even have some in it. But I gotta say, it’s worth it to have some of this stuff on hand. I think it’s my favorite spice. It’s just sooooo good!
Because we can use different cuts of chicken and the temperatures on grills vary, it’s hard to say exactly how long to cook this without a meat thermometer. If you don’t have one, make sure the chicken is cooked white all the way through. We’re looking for that sweet spot where the chicken is fully cooked but still juicy, with the skin nice and crispy. Yum!
I’d love to know if you try this, any special touches you added, and how it turned out. Happy grilling!
