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Cherry Bomb Chicken Recipe and Video - Chicken is soaked in a flavorful brine with hot peppers and cherry tomatoes, before it's grilled until crispy on the outside and moist and juicy on the inside.

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Cherry Bomb Chicken

Chicken is soaked in a flavorful brine with hot peppers and cherry tomatoes, before it's grilled until crispy on the outside and moist and juicy on the inside.

By Chef John

Drunk Chicken Recipe - Cooked over the grill with a beer can up inside - fun to make and eat!

Drunk Chicken

Cooked over the grill with a beer can up inside - fun to make and eat!

By Max

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Grilled Lemon Yogurt Chicken Recipe - Chef John's tangy lemon- and yogurt-marinated chicken is grilled to caramelized perfection and served with a flavorful harissa yogurt sauce.

Grilled Lemon Yogurt Chicken

Chef John's tangy lemon- and yogurt-marinated chicken is grilled to caramelized perfection and served with a flavorful harissa yogurt sauce.

By Chef John

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Cherry Bomb BBQ Chicken

Barbequed Thai Style Chicken Recipe - Thai-style seasonings infuse chicken with a boisterous blend of exotic flavors.

Barbequed Thai Style Chicken

Thai-style seasonings infuse chicken with a boisterous blend of exotic flavors.

By Skye

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Indian Tandoori Chicken Recipe - Chicken is marinated overnight in a spicy yogurt marinade then grilled in this authentic recipe for Tandoori chicken.

Indian Tandoori Chicken

Chicken is marinated overnight in a spicy yogurt marinade then grilled in this authentic recipe for Tandoori chicken.

By Simmi Gupta

Beer Butt Chicken Recipe - This is a bit unorthodox, but the end result is moist, flavorful and amazing. All you'll need is some chicken, butter, beer, and seasonings.

Beer Butt Chicken

This is a bit unorthodox, but the end result is moist, flavorful and amazing. All you'll need is some chicken, butter, beer, and seasonings.

By Barrie Tapp

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Rotisserie Chicken Recipe and Video - Directions for cooking a rotisserie chicken on a gas grill with rotisserie attachment. This is a great easy recipe that our family loves.

Rotisserie Chicken

Directions for cooking a rotisserie chicken on a gas grill with rotisserie attachment. This is a great easy recipe that our family loves.

By NGKORTE

Cranberry BBQ Chicken Recipe - A great way to make everyone's favorite chicken even more fun--bake the chicken with your favorite bottled barbecue sauce and a can of cranberries.

Cranberry BBQ Chicken

A great way to make everyone's favorite chicken even more fun--bake the chicken with your favorite bottled barbecue sauce and a can of cranberries.

By Deirdre Dee

Beer Can Chicken Recipe and Video - This delicious whole chicken is barbequed on top of an open beer can for added juiciness and flavor.

Beer Can Chicken

This delicious whole chicken is barbequed on top of an open beer can for added juiciness and flavor.

By Hunter's Mom 2008

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Grilled Orange Chicken Recipe - Orange marmalade and balsamic vinegar glaze chicken pieces cooked on the grill.

Grilled Orange Chicken

Orange marmalade and balsamic vinegar glaze chicken pieces cooked on the grill.

By KitchenKing

Chef John's Barbecue Chicken Recipe and Video - When it comes to barbecued chicken, everyone wants that nice thick glaze of sauce attached to the skin--but it only takes a minute for a barbecue sauce to go from brick-red to solid black. Get Chef John's tips for perfect BBQ chicken.

Chef John's Barbecue Chicken

When it comes to barbecued chicken, everyone wants that nice thick glaze of sauce attached to the skin--but it only takes a minute for a barbecue sauce to go from brick-red to solid black. Get Chef John's tips for perfect BBQ chicken.

By Chef John

Jamaican Jerked Chicken Recipe - An easy homemade Jerk sauce of soy, lime, orange juice and lots of sweet-hot spices makes a mouthwatering pre-barbecue marinade for chicken.

Jamaican Jerked Chicken

An easy homemade Jerk sauce of soy, lime, orange juice and lots of sweet-hot spices makes a mouthwatering pre-barbecue marinade for chicken.

By Cathy Anderson

Drunken Chicken Recipe - This is a wild one: A whole chicken is smeared with Dijon mustard, then grilled over a can filled with beer and Italian dressing!

Drunken Chicken

This is a wild one: A whole chicken is smeared with Dijon mustard, then grilled over a can filled with beer and Italian dressing!

By The Freemans

Cilantro-Lime Grilled Chicken Recipe - Chicken gets a quick marinade in lime juice and cilantro before grilling to perfection in this quick and easy, kid-approved dish!

Cilantro-Lime Grilled Chicken

Chicken gets a quick marinade in lime juice and cilantro before grilling to perfection in this quick and easy, kid-approved dish!

By muchemwa

Easy Barbeque Chicken Recipe - Grilled chicken bursts with flavor after a bath in a simple marinade. Oregano is the secret ingredient in this recipe - increase the amount to taste!

Easy Barbeque Chicken

Grilled chicken bursts with flavor after a bath in a simple marinade. Oregano is the secret ingredient in this recipe - increase the amount to taste!

By ANNELIZABETH

Peruvian Style Beer Can Chicken Recipe - A Peruvian-inspired spice paste of cumin, paprika, and other seasonings is the key to a grilled beer-can chicken's crispy skin and moist, tender meat.

Peruvian Style Beer Can Chicken

A Peruvian-inspired spice paste of cumin, paprika, and other seasonings is the key to a grilled beer-can chicken's crispy skin and moist, tender meat.

By ricfera

Grilled Chipotle Marinated Chicken Recipe - This chicken is grilled after being marinated in a spicy marinade. The chipotle chiles give the marinade its smoky flavor. You can increase the heat to your liking with your favorite hot sauce. Habanero hot sauce works best, as very little is needed to increase the heat without changing the flavor of the marinade.

Grilled Chipotle Marinated Chicken

This chicken is grilled after being marinated in a spicy marinade. The chipotle chiles give the marinade its smoky flavor. You can increase the heat to your liking with your favorite hot sauce. Habanero hot sauce works best, as very little is needed to increase the heat without changing the flavor of the marinade.

By David Huntzinger

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Not Your Average Grilled Chicken Recipe - Butterfling a chicken makes it easier to grill evenly. Seasoned beneath the skin with a sour cream-herb mixture, this preparation guarantees a juicy, grilled chicken bursting with flavor.

Not Your Average Grilled Chicken

Butterfling a chicken makes it easier to grill evenly. Seasoned beneath the skin with a sour cream-herb mixture, this preparation guarantees a juicy, grilled chicken bursting with flavor.

By MomWhoCooks

Darn Good Chicken Recipe - Nutmeg offers this quick honey mustard sauce extra sweetness.

Darn Good Chicken

Nutmeg offers this quick honey mustard sauce extra sweetness.

By Judi J.

Cornell Chicken Recipe and Video - Dr. Baker's moist, flavorful Cornell Chicken remains a favorite after more than fifty years.

Cornell Chicken

Dr. Baker's moist, flavorful Cornell Chicken remains a favorite after more than fifty years.

By Chef John

Good Frickin' Paprika Chicken Recipe and Video - Chef John named his delicious yogurt and paprika marinated grilled chicken as an homage to one of the best chicken take-out joints in San Francisco.

Good Frickin' Paprika Chicken

Chef John named his delicious yogurt and paprika marinated grilled chicken as an homage to one of the best chicken take-out joints in San Francisco.

By Chef John

BBQ Beer Can Chicken Recipe - Cherry wood chips and a sweet and spicy seasoning rub give this beer can grilled chicken a bold and smoky flavor.

BBQ Beer Can Chicken

Cherry wood chips and a sweet and spicy seasoning rub give this beer can grilled chicken a bold and smoky flavor.

By mark'n'karen

Clay's Grilled Beer Can Chicken Recipe - A tasty, slightly smoky homemade spice rub and a half-full can of beer turn a basic chicken into a grilled treat.

Clay's Grilled Beer Can Chicken

A tasty, slightly smoky homemade spice rub and a half-full can of beer turn a basic chicken into a grilled treat.

By Clayton Ballerine