Recipe Roundup: Grilled Chicken

Mix up your grilled chicken routine! Boost the flavor of your favorite cuts with bold rubs, spicy marinades and tasty sauces from around the world — here are our best recipes to get you started.

 

Chicken Yakitori with Honey Sauce Chicken yakitori is Japanese grilling simplicity at its best. Small amounts of skewered thigh meat, cooked quickly over very hot coals, are served with a dipping sauce.

Cumin-Crusted Chicken Thighs with Grilled Tomatillo Salsa Here, cumin, smoked paprika and other bold spices in the rub come together with a chunky salsa of tomatillos, chili, lime and cilantro to deliver an explosion of flavors that complement the chicken.

Greek-Style Butterflied Chicken This method of grilling a whole chicken is foolproof: just take out the backbone with kitchen shears and flatten the bird. You end up with an evenly cooked, gorgeously browned chicken, here infused with the bright flavors of lemon and fresh herbs.

Grill-Roasted Chicken with Herb Mop In this recipe, a whole chicken is basted with an herb mop as it cooks to enhance the taste and to keep the meat moist.

Grilled Chicken and Vegetables with Indian Spices Here, a quick and easy curry mixture transforms the taste of chicken and vegetables, while a simple yogurt sauce highlights the Indian flavors.

Asian-Flavored Chicken with Shiitakes and Bok Choy Chicken and vegetables are bathed in a quick Korean-inspired sauce fresh starring ginger, chiles and tamari. Serve with brown rice to soak up the extra sauce.

Chicken Thighs Diavolo Seasoned with five different chili spices, these spicy chicken thighs are highly addictive.

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Salsa Verde and White Beans Herbaceous salsa verde lends color and a flavor kick to basic chicken breasts in this weeknight recipe.

Classic Barbecued Chicken True barbecue is a low-heat, slow-cooking technique that imparts a smoky undertone to the meat over a longer period of time. Here, the combination of smoke and a lively chili rub work wonders on grilled chicken.

Harissa-Marinated Grilled Chicken In this dish, chicken is treated with a marinade that is boldly accented with harissa, a fiery Moroccan spice paste. Toasted coriander, with its hints of lemon and caraway, and musky, intense cumin add their fragrance and complexity to the flavorful dish.

 

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Featured recipe: Spice-Rubbed Grilled Chicken