Nashville Hot Grilled Chicken – adapted from the original Hattie B’s Hot Chicken recipe in Nashville, TN. SO good! Chicken marinated in cayenne pepper, brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, and olive oil. Reserve some of the marinade to brush on the cooked chicken if you want it really HOT! Seriously THE BEST grilled chicken recipe! Serve with pickles, ranch, and white bread! We are making this again this weekend – SO GOOD!
Grilled Hattie B’s Hot Chicken
I am all about some Nashville Hot Chicken. I absolutely LOVE it. My favorite place to eat hot chicken is at Hattie B’s in Nashville. I always go with the hot. Chicken Legs is a medium guy. Since we are in the middle of grilling season, I decided to try some Grilled Nashville Hot Chicken. OMG! OMG! I am totally addicted to this chicken! It was ridiculously good!
How to Make Grilled Nashville Hot Chicken
I used Hattie B’s recipe as the basis for this recipe. They fry their chicken and then brush it with the “hot” concoction. I decided to marinate some boneless chicken in the hot mixture and then brush a little of the reserved hot mixture on the chicken once it was off the grill.
The marinade is made up of cayenne pepper, brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, and olive oil. Whisk everything together and let the chicken marinate a few hours to overnight before cooking.
The chicken right off the grill, with no extra hot sauce marinade, was equivalent to mild+ to medium heat. The chicken brushed with the hot concoction was equivalent to HOT at Hattie B’s. If you don’t want extra spicy chicken, don’t brush it with any extra sauce.
What to Serve with Nashville Hot Chicken
We LOVED this chicken. We ate it for lunch and in a wrap with some ranch for dinner. I am still dreaming about this chicken. Make it this weekend and discover why Nashville Hot Chicken is simply the best!
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Grilled Nashville Hot Chicken
Ingredients:
- 3 Tbsp cayenne pepper
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 lbs boneless chicken tenders
Instructions:
- Whisk together cayenne pepper, brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder and oil. Reserve 2 or 3 tablespoons if you want extra hot chicken.
- Place chicken in a gallon ziplock bag and pour marinade over chicken. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to overnight.
- Remove chicken from marinade and grill until done, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove chicken from grill and brush with reserved marinade, if desired.
Notes:
Steph
Excellent!!! So easy and so delicious!
This is a keeper and my family is already asking to make it again!
I thought it was delicious! I love hot chicken so I increased the cayenne pepper for the marinade and for the finish coat.
I've been eating hot chicken for over 40 years and if the meat ain't got heat, you've just got hot chicken skin.
Thanks for reminding me.
I also use this recipe for the oven.
SO glad you enjoyed it! I agree with you – hot chicken needs to be HOT! People who haven't eaten authentic Nashville Hot Chicken don't understand.
Could be spicier.
It was pretty spicy after I brushed it with the reserved marinade. You can always Up the cayenne
That comment was from my daughter who says “could be spicer” to everything. I don’t know how she handles it. She did like your recipe though and I did brush more marinade on for her. Not me. My tongue still hurts lol