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How to Perfectly Oven Grill Chicken

Learn how to perfectly oven grill chicken (Juicy, tender, & crispy) in the comfort of your home for feasting at home.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dinner, Chicken recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 1110 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lb chicken. Skin and fat removed.
  • 1 tablespoon of garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons of onion powder
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon of whole milk yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons of avocado oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Lemon and parsley for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the chicken by cutting it into small same-sized pieces and removing its skin and fat.
  • Move the oven rack to the second indent. It needs to be close to the oven flame but not too close.
  • Turn the oven broil to high when ready to grill the chicken, and let the oven warm up.
  • In a bowl, mix the garlic and onion powder with lemon juice and yogurt to create a sauce.
  • Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper in a large bowl.
  • Add the sauce to the seasoned chicken pieces and marinate them.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit in the fridge for 30 minutes. (optional)
  • Add oil to chicken pieces right before grilling them, and mix them all.
  • Grill chicken pieces in two rounds.
  • Grease a cast-iron sheet pan with some oil and lay the first batch of chicken pieces on it. Leave enough room between chicken pieces for a faster, searing, and crispy result. You may let the cast-iron sheet pan warm up beforehand in the oven. Then layer the chicken on it. This way, the chicken grills up faster and stays juicier.
  • Place the sheet pan in the oven and close the oven door.
  • Take the tray out in the middle of cooking and turn the chicken pieces around. It takes about 5 minutes for the chicken to grill nicely on each side. Please make sure not to overcook them—a total of 10 minutes for both sides of the chicken pieces to grill nicely.
  • Be careful with the hot oven!
  • Repeat the same process with the rest of the chicken pieces.
  • In about 20 minutes, the whole chicken pieces are done.
  • Garnish them with parsley and lemon, and serve them hot.
  • Make a chicken taco and ENJOY!

Notes

  • Cutting chicken pieces small makes the grilling time shorter.
  • Grilling chicken pieces in direct high heat results in faster searing and juicier chicken.
  • Make sure to remove skin and fat from the chicken. Otherwise, it will create lots of smoke and mess inside your oven!
  • If you find excess water in the sheet pan while the chicken pieces are grilling inside the oven, remove the water with a paper towel. Let the paper towel soak in the water.
  • I used bone-in chicken pieces. Bone-in chicken pieces take longer to grill compared to only chicken meat. So adjust for grilling time.
  • You may let the cast-iron sheet pan warm up beforehand in the oven. Then layer the chicken on it. This way, the chicken grills up faster and stays juicier.
  • You may add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to the marinated chicken before grilling. This will result in the ultimate juicy grilled chicken, specially for the chicken breast pieces to stay juicy and tender after grilling in the oven.
  • Grill on a cast iron sheet pan for the best result. Otherwise, any other sheet pan will work fine.
  • These chicken kebobs in oven are grilled without skewers. You may use skewers.
  • I used a 15.5 x 10.5 Inch cast-iron sheet pan. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 1110kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 47gFat: 99gSaturated Fat: 27gPolyunsaturated Fat: 64gCholesterol: 189mgSodium: 202mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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