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Best Healthy Grilled Chicken Recipe

Amy Lawrence
The secret to this easy perfectly moist and delicious healthy grilled chicken recipe is in the brine. No need to marinate! You won't believe how simple this grilled chicken recipe is! Just brine, sprinkle with homemade chipotle seasoning or seasoning of choice and grill!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
+ 1 hour to 24 hours brining time: 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cups of chopped cooked chicken
Calories 56 kcal

Ingredients
  

Brine

  • 1 cup kosher salt
  • 3 quarts water
  • 1 large pack of chicken thighs or breasts about 7 1/2 pounds (or how ever much you want to make)

Additional Ingredients for the Grilled Chicken

Instructions
 

  • In a big plastic container with a lid, or bowl mix 3 qts. of water with the salt.
  • Add chicken. Cover with lid or plastic wrap.
  • Allow to brine overnight or at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. Overnight is best.

To Grill the Chicken

  • Preheat grill to 375°. You can use a gas, charcoal, Big Green Egg, Traeger, whatever you have.
  • When grill is hot, remove chicken from brine. Lay chicken flat on grill. Try to spread the pieces out. You may have to do this in a few batches.
  • Sprinkle generously with Homemade Chipotle Seasoning or whatever seasoning you're using.
  • Grill chicken for about 20 min, then flip over and grill until temperature reaches 165°.
  • Cool. Then cut into bite sized pieces, freeze into vacuum sealed bags. I like to freeze them in about 1 cup packs.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1piece about 1 cup chopped (please note sodium is estimated due to brining)Calories: 56kcalProtein: 9.2gFat: 1.9gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.7gCholesterol: 43.8mgSodium: 334.9mgVitamin A: 3.3IUCalcium: 3.4mgIron: 0.4mg
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