Spatchcock Chicken Recipe - How to Spatchcock Chicken BBQ on the Grill

whole chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken reduces fat, while thighs are often less expensive.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be healthier and ketchup is a budget-friendly alternative.

Spatchcock the chicken by cutting out the backbone and pressing down on the breast until it cracks.

Apply cooking oil and Harry Soo's Chicken Rub to the chicken.

Refrigerate the chicken for a few hours to allow the rub to penetrate.

Place the chicken on the grill using the indirect cooking method, breast forward.

Insert temperature probes to monitor cooking.

Cook at 325°F until the breast reaches 165°F and the legs reach 175°F, approximately 1.5 hours.

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