Grilled Orange BBQ Chicken - only 4 ingredients! SO good!! We actually made it twice in one week. Orange juice, brown sugar, BBQ sauce, and chicken. Can cook on the grill or inside in the skillet and oven. Such an easy gluten-free weeknight meal. Leftovers are great in a wrap or on top of a salad! Fire up the grill ASAP! You don't want to miss this one!
Whisk together orange juice, brown sugar and BBQ sauce.
Place chicken in a gallon ziplock bag. Pour marinade over chicken. Seal bag and refrigerate 2 to 4 hours.
Remove chicken from marinade. Grill until done, 8 to 10 minutes.
Brush chicken on both sides with additional BBQ sauce before removing from grill, if desired.
Notes:
You can use this marinade on any cut of chicken – breasts, tenders, thighs, wings, or drumsticks/legs.
You can use boneless or bone-in chicken. Adjust the cooking time to ensure an internal temperature of 165ºF.
My favorite store-bought BBQ sauces are Sweet Baby Rays, Stubbs, G.Hughes, and Williamson Brothers. I buy them all at Walmart.
Use a gluten-free BBQ sauce for a gluten-free dish.
I suggest pounding the chicken breast to an even thickness. We put the chicken in a ziplock bag and use a flat meat mallet to carefully pound out the hump. This ensures that the chicken cooks evenly and you don’t have juicy chicken and half-dry chicken.
I don’t have a grill. Can I cook the chicken in the oven or skillet?Yes! To cook the chicken breasts inside, pan-sear it for 3 to 4 minutes per side. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 400ºF for 10 minutes.