Whole Grilled Chicken

by REN ZHANG

Prep Duration: 15 minutes

Cooking Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Total: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Servings: 4


Ingredients

8 medium green onions, chopped (1/2 cup) 
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1clove garlic, finely chopped
2 ½-to 3-pound whole broiler-fryer chicken

Steps

  • If using charcoal grill, place drip pan directly under grilling area, and arrange coals around edge of firebox. Heat coals or gas grill for indirect heat.
  • Mix all ingredients except chicken in small bowl. Rub mixture over skin of chicken, and place 2 tablespoons mixture in cavity of chicken. Insert barbecue meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone.
  • Cover and grill chicken, breast side up, over drip pan or over unheated side of gas grill and 4 to 6 inches from medium-high heat 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. Rotate chicken one-half turn once, until thermometer reads 180° and juice of chicken is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut. Garnish as desired.
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