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Hickory Apple Smoked Chicken
This uniquely seasoned sauce, featuring smoky bacon and apple juice will have your family and friends seeing you as the grilling master you always knew you were!
Prep: 15 min – Cook: 30 min
1 bottle McCormick® Grill Mates® Hickory BBQ Grilling Sauce
1/3 cup apple juice
6 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled (about 1/4 cup)
3 pounds bone-in chicken parts
vegetable oil
1. Mix grilling sauce, juice, and bacon. Reserve 1/2 cup sauce mixture for dipping at the table.
2. Lightly brush chicken with oil and grill over medium heat with lid closed. Turn chicken occasionally, until internal temperature of breast reaches 170°F and thigh is 180°F (about 30 minutes). During last 5 minutes of grilling, brush chicken with remaining hickory sauce mixture.
3. Serve chicken with reserved sauce mixture.
Makes 6 servings
TIP: Sauce is also great on boneless chicken breasts!
Nutritional Info Per Serving:
Calories 528, Fat 24 g, Cholesterol 132 mg, Sodium 1102 mg, Carbohydrates 34 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 42 g
This recipe created by McCormick, Inc.