Grilled chicken

Nothing beats firing up the grill for the first time after a long winter. Grilling gives the chicken a tasty, caramelized crust with those charred grill marks emblematic of long summer evenings spent with friends — grilling gives the chicken a tasty, caramelized crust with those charred grill marks emblematic of long summer evenings spent with friends. Grilled chicken is incredibly adaptable: from Tunisian kebabs to jerk chicken, you can make it work with any flavor.

Furthermore, there are numerous ways to cook chicken on a grill. Depending on the cut of meat, you can skewer pieces of thigh meat or throw a whole breast on the grill. Chef Chris Lilly of Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q butterflies a whole chicken for Food & Wine and puts it all on the grill, but the outlet recommends home chefs just buy pieces of chicken and grill them until crispy. However, if you want to try the spatchcock method, it only takes about 30 minutes to cook on the grill.