APPLE CIDER-MARINATED GRILLED CHICKEN

Apple Cider-Marinated Grilled Chicken image

Family favorite grilled chicken. Sweet apple cider taste with a little spice. One of the best things about our time in Texas was learning to grill great food like this. After the first time you make this recipe, everyone will know when you are making it just by the delicious smoke smell from cooking. This goes great with long grain and wild rice and corn on the cob.

Provided by Jim Haggarty

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Thigh Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup apple cider
½ cup apple jelly
9 tablespoons lemon juice
6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
10 drops hot pepper sauce, or more to taste
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
6 skinless, boneless chicken thighs

Steps:

Combine apple cider, apple jelly, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir just until jelly melts, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let marinade cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
Place chicken thighs and marinade into a 1-gallon plastic zip-top bag and let marinate for at least 1 hour.
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove chicken from the bag and discard marinade.
Grill chicken thighs until no longer pink in the centers, turning frequently being careful not to let chicken burn, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a thigh should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.7 calories, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 70.9 mg, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 19.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 1050.9 mg, Sugar 23.7 g