Grilled Chicken Recipe | Joyful Healthy Eats

This juicy Grilled Chicken slathered with a caramelized Raspberry BBQ Sauce with hints of chipotle will be your new favorite chicken recipe. Serve it as is or turn it into a sandwich for the ultimate weeknight dinner!

Grilled chicken with sweet-and-savory BBQ sauce, fresh cilantro, and lime wedges.

Why You’ll Love These Grilled Chicken Breasts

This garlicky, barbecued grilled chicken with sweet-and-savory sauce will be your new go-to chicken dinner.

Versatile. Serve it with rice, pasta, salad, or use the leftovers to make bowl-style dinners.
Great for meal-preps. This juicy chicken recipe is perfect for reheating on hectic weeknights.
Simple. You only need 4 ingredients to throw this chicken dinner together.
Freezer-friendly. Pop them out of the freezer for a hearty, last-minute meal.

Raw chicken seasoned with salt and pepper.

What You’ll Need

Once the homemade BBQ sauce caramelizes, it adds natural sweetness and smokiness to every bite. Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact amounts.

Chicken breasts – Flatten them with a meat mallet or rolling pin if they don’t have an even thickness.
Salt and pepper – Kosher salt and freshly-cracked black pepper are best.
Raspberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce – Try my recipe or use your favorite.

Can I Use Other Cuts Of Chicken?

Absolutely! Feel free to use chicken thighs, wings, or leg-quarters. They can be skin-on and bone-in or skinless and boneless. If you leave the skin, grill the chicken until the skin’s crispy before brushing the sauce on.

How To Make Grilled Chicken with Raspberry Chipotle BBQ

This is an easy chicken dinner, with all the flavor coming from the homemade sauce with sweet chipotle. Scroll to the bottom of the post for the full recipe card.

Prep the grill. Preheat it to 375-400F. Grease the grates with cooking spray.
Season it. Use a paper towel to pat the chicken dry. Season it with salt and pepper on all sides.

Grilling the chicken. — It doesn’t need to be completely cooked before flipping.

Grill it. Place the chicken on the grill and cook it for 4 minutes. Flip it over and cook for another 3 minutes.
Add sauce. Brush it with BBQ sauce and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Flip it over, brush with more sauce, and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
Serve. Remove it from the heat. Let it cool for 4 minutes. Brush with more sauce to taste. Serve and enjoy!

Tips for Success

This perfectly grilled chicken with fruity BBQ sauce is easily turned into a bowl-style dinner, tacos, or tostadas.

Make bowls. Use the BBQ chicken to top my Chicken Burrito Bowl. You can also make your own bowl with rice, black beans, grilled corn, and diced avocado.
Use the stove. Set a skillet over medium-high heat with 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil. Cook the chicken as usual until it’s no longer pink in the center.
Marinate it. Place the chicken in a large Ziploc bag. Add 1 cup orange juice, 1/2 cup water, 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Seal the bag and shake well. Refrigerate it for 30 minutes or up to overnight for more flavor.
Swap the protein. Using turkey breasts instead of chicken is an easy variation of this recipe.
Shred it. Use two forks to gently pull the chicken in opposite directions until completely shredded. Turn it into tostadas or tacos to use up any leftovers.

Juicy, sliced grilled chicken on a serving plate.

Serving Suggestions

This grilled chicken with homemade BBQ is an easy weeknight dinner. Serve it with my Strawberry Spinach Salad or Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad on the side. My Corn on the Cob and Grilled Sweet Potatoes are other great options. If you prefer pasta or rice, try my Cilantro Lime Rice or Butternut Squash Pasta with Bacon.

How To Store & Reheat Leftovers

I love freezing it in serving-size portions so it’s easier to thaw throughout the month.

Fridge: Place it in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Discard it immediately if it tastes sour or bitter.
Freezer: Spread out the chicken in a baking tray and freeze it for 1 hour. Transfer it to a freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge.
To reheat it: Sprinkle it with 1/4 teaspoon water and microwave it in 20-second increments. You can also heat it in a pan (covered) over medium heat for 7-8 minutes.

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Description

This sweet-and-savory, juicy grilled chicken recipe with smokey raspberry-chipotle BBQ sauce is an easy 15-minute dinner.

Heat grill to medium high heat, approximate 3750-400°F.
Pat chicken breasts dry with a paper towel.
Season both sides with salt and pepper.
Add chicken breasts directly to the grill for 4 minutes. Flip and grill the other side for 3 minutes.
Then brush raspberry chipotle bbq sauce on top. Close the grill and let cook for 1-2 minutes.
Flip the chicken and brush the other side with raspberry chipotle bbq sauce. Cook for 1 minute or until the internal temperature is 165°F.
Remove from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes. Top with additional sauce if desired.