Garlic and Onion Grilled Chicken

5 from 1 vote

Garlic and Onion Grilled Chicken is the perfect meal prep recipe. It's easy to cook 3 whole chickens all at once to make 6 budget friendly meals plus homemade broth.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 15

Additional Time20

Total Time1 45

Course: Chicken

Cuisine: American

Keyword: budget friendly chicken recipes, chicken meal prep, How to make multiple meals from a whole chicken, whole chicken meal prep

Servings: Whole Chickens

Calories: 217kcal

Author: Milisa

Ingredients

3 whole chickens
1/4 cup salted butter softened
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup Sweet Garlic and Onion Rub

Instructions

Prepare a grill fire to 325° using pecan or hickory for smoke flavor.
In a small bowl, combine softened butter with granulated garlic and kosher salt.
Remove chicken from the packaging, and removing the neck and organs if they are inside, which can be saved for broth.
Pat the chickens dry with paper towels and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
Carefully run your fingers under the skin to loosen it from the meat.
Place spoonfuls of butter mixture under the skin and press to spread it across the chicken breasts.
Truss the chickens with butcher twine.
Coat the outside of the chickens with olive oil.
Sprinkle with Sweet Garlic and Onion Rub all over each chicken.
Cook the chickens on the grill over indirect fire with the lid closed for 1 hour.
Use a digital meat thermometer to check the chicken for doneness in the thick part of the thighs, near the bone, cooking until chicken reaches 165°.
Remove chickens from the grill to a rimmed sheet pan.
Allow to rest 20 minutes before carving.

Notes

Oven Directions:

Place seasoned chickens on a rimmed baking sheet and bake at 375° for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Use a digital meat thermometer to test the chicken in the thick part of the thighs, near the bone using a digital thermometer, cooking until chicken reaches 165°.

How to Meal Prep Grilled Whole Chickens:

Remove the chicken from all of the bones, discard skin if desired.
Chop the dark meat and carve the chicken breasts whole.
Divide the chicken into 3/4 pound packages.
Store the chicken bones in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months to make broth.

How to Store Chicken for Meal Prep:

Chicken can be kept in the refrigerator up to 4 days or frozen up to 6 months using vacuum seal bags, deli containers or zip top freezer bags.
Alternately, use a double layer of plastic wrap and a layer of aluminum foil.

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