Food and Recipes Holiday and Occasion Food Our Favorite Grilled Chicken Recipes By Southern Living Editors Southern Living Editors Since 1966, the editors of Southern Living have been carrying out the mission of the brand: to bring enjoyment, fulfillment, and inspiration to our readers by celebrating life in the South. We inspire creativity in their homes, their kitchens, their gardens, and their personal style. We are a friend they can trust, a guide to the seasons, a helping hand during the holidays, and a relentless champion of the Southern way of life. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on July 27, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall If you're bored with the flavors of your traditional baked or fried chicken dinners, we're here to help. Use one of these flavor-packed grilled chicken recipes to turn chicken thighs, breasts, and wings into great grilled entrées that the whole family will love. We've even got grilled chicken recipes that make use of the whole bird. Plus, we love taking dinner to the grill because it's a quick and easy way to get dinner on the table without having to turn on the oven. These recipes are here to prove that grilled chicken is anything but boring. Recipes like Grilled Curried Chicken Thighs with Charred-Vegetable Rice and Garlic-Oregano Chicken with Grilled Leeks and Lemon, just to name a couple, pack plenty of flavor onto your supper plate. Whether it's a weeknight or a weekend, turning to the grill is a surefire way to instantly upgrade chicken by adding extra flavor from the help of your grill. 01 of 19 Brined Grilled Chicken with Dipping Sauces Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Brined Grilled Chicken with Dipping Sauces Condiment lovers will rejoice when they're served three different dipping sauce options. 02 of 19 Grilled Lemon Chicken with Herb Couscous Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Grilled Lemon Chicken with Herb Couscous This recipe makes use of a whole chicken so you can feed a crowd or have leftovers. 03 of 19 Garlic-Oregano Chicken with Grilled Leeks and Lemon Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Garlic-Oregano Chicken with Grilled Leeks and Lemon A 30-minute marinade helps get dinner on the table in under an hour. 04 of 19 Spicy Grilled Chicken Breasts Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Spicy Grilled Chicken Breasts Brining chicken before placing it on the grill is the secret to tender and juicy chicken. 05 of 19 Beer-Can Chicken Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Beer-Can Chicken Chicken in a beer can? You bet. Grilling is a delicious way to "roast" a whole bird, especially when beer is involved. Use a milder brew if you wish, but skip hoppy IPAs. 06 of 19 Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Tangy Honey Barbecue Sauce Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Tangy Honey Barbecue Sauce These grilled sandwiches, complete with homemade BBQ sauce, come together in just 25 minutes start to finish. 07 of 19 Grilled Chicken Salad with Blueberries, Goat Cheese, and Pickled Onion Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Grilled Chicken Salad with Blueberries, Goat Cheese, and Pickled Onion To make sure there's plenty of flavor in every bite, we've upgraded this grilled chicken salad with blueberries, goat cheese, and pickled onions. 08 of 19 Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen Recipe: Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings When put on the grill, these wings get a caramelized flavor from the honey, which helps balance out the spice from the gochujang. 09 of 19 Grilled Curried Chicken Thighs with Charred-Vegetable Rice Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Grilled Curried Chicken Thighs with Charred-Vegetable Rice When cooking chicken thighs with the skin on, it's important to make sure the grill doesn't get too hot. This can cause the skin to burn before the chicken is cooked thoroughly. 10 of 19 Grilled Chicken and Corn with Charred Scallion-Lime Butter Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry Recipe: Grilled Chicken and Corn with Charred Scallion-Lime Butter With this summertime dinner recipe, you can cook not only the chicken on the grill but also the corn so you don't even have to turn on the oven. Win, win! 11 of 19 Top-Shelf Chicken Under a Brick Photo: Hector Sanchez Recipe: Top-Shelf Chicken Under a Brick The "top-shelf" in this recipe speaks to the crispy skin, superior flavor, and juiciness of the bird. 12 of 19 Greek Grilled Chicken Pita Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Greek Grilled Chicken Pita Add an extra layer of flavor to this recipe by giving the pita a quick char on the grill. 13 of 19 Spiced Chicken and Veggie Kebabs With Grilled Pita Bread Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas Recipe: Spiced Chicken and Veggie Kebabs With Grilled Pita Bread These flavor-packed kebabs will be on the table in just 30 minutes. 14 of 19 Grilled Creole Chicken and Okra Photo: Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Grilled Creole Chicken and Okra This recipe turns up the heat—but don't worry: You can omit the hot sauce if you don't want the extra heat. 15 of 19 Smoky Chicken Panini with Basil Mayo Jennifer Davick Recipe: Smoky Chicken Panini with Basil Mayo Smoky Gouda cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and baby spinach join grilled chicken breasts in this panini that's slathered with fresh Basil Mayo. 16 of 19 Pan-Grilled Chicken with Fresh Plum Salsa Jennifer Davick Recipe: Pan-Grilled Chicken with Fresh Plum Salsa A sweet and spicy dish that's ready in just 26 minutes. 17 of 19 Buttermilk-and-Honey Chicken Kabobs Photo: Jim Franco Recipe: Buttermilk-and-Honey Chicken Kabobs We've found another use for that buttermilk in your fridge. 18 of 19 Grilled Chicken-and-Veggie Tortellini Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Grilled Chicken-and-Veggie Tortellini This complete meal comes together quickly with help from frozen tortellini and store-bought pesto. 19 of 19 Grilled Chicken Thighs with Alabama White Sauce Southern Living Recipe: Grilled Chicken Thighs with Alabama White Sauce A meat thermometer will help you determine when these chicken thighs are ready to come off the grill. 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