Grilled Lemon-Pepper Chicken
A succulent grilled chicken infused with bright lemon, black pepper, and honey butter. This recipe features a whole chicken cut in half, grilled to perfection with a citrusy glaze.
Ingredients
- •1 whole chicken
- •4 tsp kosher salt
- •2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- •2 tbsp vegetable oil
- •1½ whole lemons
- •4 tbsp unsalted butter
- •1 tbsp honey
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Sprinkle chicken all over with salt and 1 1/2 tsp. pepper. Let sit at room temperature 1 hour.
60 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, prepare a grill for medium heat and brush grate with oil. Thinly slice lemon half into rounds. Heat butter and honey in a small saucepan until butter is melted and foaming, then remove from heat and add lemon slices.
10 min
- 3.
Grill chicken, skin side down, until skin is lightly charred and releases from grate without tearing, about 6 minutes. Turn chicken over and lightly brush with lemon butter. Cover grill and continue grilling chicken, brushing with lemon butter every 5 minutes or so, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breast registers 150°F, 25-28 minutes.
28 min
- 4.
Just before chicken is ready, cut remaining lemon into quarters and grill, cut side down, until charred and softened, 6-8 minutes. Transfer chicken and lemons to a cutting board; let rest 10 minutes before carving chicken into pieces.
10 min
- 5.
To serve, squeeze grilled lemons over chicken and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tsp. pepper.
2 min
