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Grilled Mouth-Watering Barbecued Chicken

Updated Sep 12, 2007
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Turn any meal into a picnic with this quick-prep, lip-smackin’ chicken.

Grilled Mouth-Watering Barbecued Chicken

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

Barbecue Sauce

  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1 cup ketchup or 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Chicken

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. In 1-quart saucepan, heat sauce ingredients over medium heat until boiling, stirring occasionally.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon paprika and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt mixture.
  • Step 
    3
    Carefully brush grill rack with vegetable oil. Place chicken skin side up on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Turn chicken; brush with barbecue sauce. Cover grill; cook 20 to 25 minutes longer, turning and brushing with sauce, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and legs).

Nutrition

295 Calories
14 g Total Fat
28 g Protein
15 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
295
Calories from Fat
125
Total Fat
14 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Cholesterol
85 mg
Sodium
1370 mg
Potassium
500 mg
Total Carbohydrate
15 g
Dietary Fiber
1 g
Protein
28 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
26%
26%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 2 Vegetable;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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