Below are two simple, step-by-step grilled chicken recipes to inspire at home grilling with ease! No need for bulky expensive equipment, the recipes below use the best small gas grills to produce delicious grilled chicken breast. When using a small gas grill the possibilities for further recipes are endless, from grilled fish, meats, vegetables and even fruit.
Replicate your all-time best barbeque experience using a small gas grill and become that family member whose barbeque everyone raves about!
Our top tip is to preheat the grill for at least 10 minutes, this process prevents the meat from sticking and achieves those beautiful grill marks.
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BBQ GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST
Tender chicken breasts smothered in a thick, homemade BBQ sauce. If you’d prefer, feel free to use ready-made BBQ sauce but this recipe is so simple, can be made ahead of time and lasts in the refrigerator! Use the BBQ sauce as both a marinade, to baste and as a dip, constantly adding flavour.
Servings:
4
Equipment:
Small saucepan
Large mixing bowl
Brush
Small gas grill
Recipe Time:
Prep: 15 minutes
Marinade: 1 hour – Overnight
Cook: 15 minutes
Ingredients
BBQ Sauce:
1 cup tomato ketchup
1⁄2 cup apple cider vinegar
1⁄4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp dijon mustard / mustard powder
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chilli powder
BBQ Chicken:
2 cups BBQ sauce
4 chicken breast, skinless and boneless
Instructions
- Into a small saucepan add all of the ingredients for the BBQ sauce, stir to combine then place on a medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl to cool.
- Place the chicken into a large mixing bowl then pour over 1 cup of BBQ sauce, mix well and place in the refrigerator. Marinade for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- After marinating, preheat a small gas grill to medium heat.
- Once hot, place the chicken onto the grill and cook for 7 minutes on each side. Brush the chicken with additional BBQ sauce as it cooks.
- Transfer the grilled chicken to a serving plate and allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve the grilled chicken hot with extra BBQ sauce, coleslaw or potato wedges.
THAI GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST
This is an asian-inspired dish which brings together kitchen cupboard ingredients to create a quick and easy show-stopper. Using light and fresh flavours to amp up your standard grilled chicken in a matter of minutes.
Servings:
4
Equipment:
Large mixing bowl
Small gas grill
Recipe Time:
Prep: 15 minutes
Marinade: 1 hour – Overnight
Cook: 15 minutes
Ingredients
2 lime, juice and zest
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp brown sugar / palm sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp sesame oil
3 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 inch ginger, finely grated
4 chicken breast, skinless and boneless
Instructions
- Into a mixing bowl add all of the thai marinade ingredients and stir to combine. Then add the chicken breasts to the bowl and cover, refrigerate for at least 1 hour, up to overnight.
- Once marinated, remove the chicken breast from the bowl and discard the marinade.
- Preheat a small gas grill to medium heat.
- Once hot, place the chicken onto the grill and cook for 7 minutes on each side.
- Transfer the grilled chicken to a serving plate and allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve the Thai grilled chicken breast hot, alongside a coriander dressing, fresh salad or crunchy pickles.
Max is a specialist in recipe development and food content creation. A professionally trained chef having worked for Michelin restaurants in Britain including Bohemia, Hedone and Elystan Street.
