Description
Perfectly seasoned with herbs, garlic, and a bit of lemon juice for brightness, this spatchcock grilled chicken is a delicious, healthy, and low carb dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 to 4 pounds broiler/fryer chicken, spatchcocked
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ½ tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Step: Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Step: Place the chicken on a cutting board, breast-side-down.
- Step: Using sharp kitchen shears, cut out the backbone of the chicken, cutting right through the ribs along each side.
- Step: Cut out the backbone all the way up each side and through the neck cavity. Remove the bone and save it for making homemade chicken stock, or discard.
- Step: With the backbone removed, turn the chicken over and press down firmly in the center of the breasts to flatten it. Set aside.
- Step: In a bowl, mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, vinegar, paprika, thyme, oregano, rosemary, salt and pepper.
- Step: Pat dry the chicken with paper towels.
- Step: Carefully loosen skin from chicken; rub the seasoning mixture under and over the skin.
- Step: Brush the grill grates with vegetable oil.
- Step: Grill the chicken, skin-side down, over direct heat for about 5 to 6 minutes, or until golden brown and a bit charred.
- Step: Reduce heat to low; flip the chicken and continue to grill for about 35 to 45 minutes, or until an instant read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat registers at 165ËšF.
- Step: Remove chicken from grill and tent with foil; let stand for 10 minutes before carving and serving.
Notes
Do not rinse the whole chicken, but wash hands before and after handling raw poultry. Always use a meat thermometer to ensure an internal temperature of 165ËšF. For charcoal grilling, move chicken to indirect heat after the initial sear to prevent drying out.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 458 kcal
- Sugar: 0.4 g
- Sodium: 698 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 31 g
- Cholesterol: 122 mg