These BBQ chicken breasts are a favorite at my house.
With just 5 ingredients kosher salt, water, cooking spray, chicken breasts, and barbecue sauce you’ll have a dinner you won’t forget. The salt brine keeps the chicken juicy and the barbecue sauce adds the perfect flavor.
You don’t need to be a grill master to nail this recipe. Perfect for weeknight dinners or summer weekend barbecues, these chicken breasts will become a staple in your meal planning.
Grab your tongs and get ready to enjoy some seriously tasty BBQ chicken.
Weight Watchers Points
2 Points (2022/2024 Plan)
MyWW Points: 2 Blue Plan and 4 Green Plan
2 WW Freestyle Points and 4 Weight Watchers Smart Points
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Mouthwatering BBQ Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
- ½ cup kosher salt
- 8 cups water
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- nonstick cooking spray
- ½ cup barbecue sauce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk the salt into the warm water until the salt dissolves.
- Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
- Submerge the chicken in the cooled brine.
- Refrigerate the chicken for 1 hour.
- Coat the grill with nonstick cooking spray.
- Prepare the gas grill for medium-high heat, or build a well high-heat charcoal bed in a charcoal grill and rake the coals to the sides of the cooking grate.
- Remove the chicken from the salt brine, rinse them, and pat dry.
- Place the chicken on the grill grate to the side of any heat source, not directly over the heat.
- Cover the grill and cook for 15 minutes.
- Brush the chicken breasts with barbecue sauce.
- Cover the grill and continue cooking until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of one breast registers 165°F, about 15 minutes more.
- Transfer the chicken to a cutting board.
- Let the chicken stand for 5 minutes to reincorporate any juices before serving.
Notes
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