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Smoked Garlic Butter Grilled Chicken

Juicy grilled chicken basted with rich smoked garlic butter, fresh parsley, and simple seasoning. This easy recipe starts with smoky roasted garlic and finishes on the grill for tender, flavorful chicken that’s perfect for dinner, sandwiches, salads, pasta, or meal prep.
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Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 4 skin-on boneless chicken breasts (skinless may be substituted) 
  • 4 skin-on boneless chicken thighs (skinless may be substituted)  
  • 1 lb room temperature salted European butter. (any butter may be substituted) 
  • 4 whole bulb smoked garlic  (oven roasted garlic may be substituted)
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and Pepper To taste
  • Spray duck fat (any spray oil may be substituted)  

Instructions
 

STEP 1: (smoked garlic)

  • Pre-heat smoker to 350 degrees F
  • Remove the top ¼ of the bulbs of garlic exposing the cloves within. Transfer to a large plate. Drizzle olive oil over the open garlic bulbs, making sure it gets down deep into the cracks and crevices. Season with salt and pepper
  • Place garlic into the smoker directly onto the grate. Smoke for approximately 1 hour until garlic becomes golden brown and well caramelized.
  • Remove from smoker and set aside to cool. Approximately 10-15 minutes
  • Squeeze cloves from garlic bulbs into a bowl. Remove any skin from the bowl. Crush garlic with a fork or other utensil to mash the garlic. Set aside.

STEP 2: (preparing the garlic butter)

  • Place room temperature butter in a medium bowl. Add the smoked garlic and chopped fresh parsley and mix to combine well. Set aside.

STEP 3: (preparing the chicken)

  • Pre-heat grill to high heat
  • Place chicken pieces on a rack set inside a baking sheet. Liberally apply spray duck fat to both sides of chicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • When your grill is hot, place the chicken skin side down first, and grill until golden brown. Once you have achieved good color, and are ready to flip, shut down one half of your grill to create an indirect grilling zone. Transfer and turn all the chicken to the “cool zone” to continue grilling,
  • Begin basting with the garlic butter 3 or 4 times until the chicken is fully cooked. 165 degrees F internal temperature. About 15 minutes.
  • Remove from grill and let rest for 10 minutes.
  • Ready to serve.

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Keyword garlic butter chicken, Smoked chicken