How To Make Grilled Chicken Like Olive Garden

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
78	Calories
5g	Fat
0g	Carbs
7g	Protein

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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	78
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g	7%
Saturated Fat 1g	4%
Cholesterol 21mg	7%
Sodium 546mg	24%
Total Carbohydrate 0g	0%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 7g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 4mg	0%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 60mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

Grilled chicken is one of the most popular dishes, no matter the circumstance or way of serving it, whether you serve a main dish or on a sandwich. Or at a cookout. Or at family dinners. You get the idea. People love grilled chicken. And no wonder: When done right, grilled chicken is super flavorful and goes with a huge array of side dishes. Sadly, grilled chicken is also one of the most frequently destroyed dishes out there, either thanks to overcooking or undercooking (and then cutting into and re-cooking). Or sometimes, it's just plain cooked at the wrong temperature, which allows the chicken to slowly but surely dry out.

Worry not—there is a much better way. If you start with a high-quality chicken (if you can find them, birds raised on pasture will offer the best flavor), and follow this simple method, and learn how to grill bone-in chicken on a gas grill, you'll be amazed. By pre-salting the bird and using indirect heat for the bulk of the cooking time, you will be rewarded with juicy, flavorful, tender chicken that tastes as chicken should.

This recipe calls for you to grill bone-in chicken breasts, but other parts can be used if you like. For tackling a whole chicken on the grill, you can use the method outlined below; just ask your butcher to spatchcock the chicken for you. Or do it yourself by cutting out the backbone and opening the chicken so it lays more or less flat, which enables it to cook evenly on the grill.

Serve it with potato salad, baked beans for a backyard picnic during those summer days, or grab your favorite sides any time of the year.

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"Chicken really can be grilled to tender perfection while boasting a crispy skin. This tasty recipe shows you how. Few ingredients and perfect grilling techniques yield moist and flavorful chicken." —Diana Andrews

4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breast halves and/or thighs
1 teaspoon fine sea salt, or to taste
Vegetable oil, for the grill

Gather the ingredients.

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Thoroughly pat the chicken dry.

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Sprinkle the chicken pieces with the salt, taking care to work some under the skin.

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Cover and chill at least two hours and up to overnight.

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Let the chicken come to room temperature for about 30 minutes before grilling.

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Prepare a gas grill for indirect heat. Turn all burners on high and close the lid. When the temperature inside the grill reaches 400 F, turn off one burner. The area over the turned-off burner is the indirect heat section.

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Brush the grill grates with vegetable oil.

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Set the chicken skin-side down on the indirect heat section of the grill. Close the lid on a gas grill and cook for 15 minutes.

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Turn the chicken over (still on the indirect side), close the lid on the gas grill, and cook 10 minutes.

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Move chicken to the direct heat section and cook, turning once, until skin is brown and crispy–about five minutes. (Pay close attention: any dripping fat or added oils or marinades catch fire easily. You may want to keep a spray bottle of water nearby to douse flames.)

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Test the chicken with an instant-read thermometer or by cutting into its center. It should reach 165 F and be slightly pink; it will finish cooking while it rests. If the center is very pink, return it to indirect heat and cook for five more minutes.

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Let the chicken rest at least 10 minutes, lightly tented with foil, before serving.

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Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature. Enjoy!

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How to Store Grilled Chicken

Grilled chicken should keep for 3 to 5 days if wrapped in foil or in a lidded container in the refrigerator.
You can freeze chicken, too, if you like, in foil and then stored in air-tight zip-close freezer bags for up to 3 months.

What to Do With Leftover Grilled Chicken

There are so many great ways to use leftover chicken. Here are a few ideas.

Add it to a soup, such as this creamy chicken curry soup.
With broccoli, rice, and cheese, turn it into chicken divan.
Cooked chicken is just made for chicken salad sandwiches.
Use it in this slow cooker chicken a la king.

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