Description
Discover the ultimate BBQ experience with The Best BBQ Chicken Fillets. This recipe promises juicy and flavorful chicken breasts coated in your choice of barbecue sauce, delivering a delightful balance of sweet and smoky flavors. Perfect for summer cookouts, family dinners, or quick weeknight meals, this dish is incredibly versatile and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup BBQ sauce (your favorite variety)
- Fresh parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your grill or oven to 450°F.
- Drizzle olive oil over the chicken breasts and rub to coat evenly. Season generously with salt and black pepper.
- For grilling: Place on the hot grill and cook for 5–6 minutes until easily released from grates. Flip and cook for an additional 4–5 minutes.
- Baste with BBQ sauce, flip again, and cook for an additional 2 minutes on each side until fully cooked (internal temperature should reach 160°F).
- For baking: Place seasoned chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Brush with BBQ sauce and bake for another 5–8 minutes until bubbly.
- Let rest for about 5 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Grilling/Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken fillet (150g)
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 100mg