Nashville Hot Grilled Chicken

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

Author: Stephanie @ Plain Chicken

Yield: 6 people

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

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!

Equipment:

• Charcoal Starter
• Grilling Tongs
• Cast Iron Grill Pan
• Meat Thermometer

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:

If you have never eaten Nashville hot chicken, please note that Nashville chicken is HOT.  

It is supposed to be spicy and uses a lot of cayenne pepper.

This recipe uses a lot of cayenne pepper, but I used much less than the original recipe from Hattie B’s. 

Start with 1 or 2 Tbsp of cayenne pepper and add more after tasting the chicken.

This is HOT!

Can use any cut of chicken you prefer – tenders, breasts, thighs, legs.

Cook the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF.

To cook chicken tenders without a grill, cook in a skillet over medium-high heat for 8 to 10 minutes.

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Steph