If you like some sweet heat, marinate your chicken thighs in this chili garlic sauce.

They cook quickly on the grill and are especially good served with white rice.

Look for it near the Asian ingredients or the other condiments.

Chili Garlic Grilled Chicken Recipe

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The honey in the marinade balances the spiciness, so dont skip it!

Skin-on, bone-in pieces are my preference for the grill.

The skin gives the chicken some protection from the high heat of the grill, keeping it juicier.

Grilled Chicken Recipe with Chili Garlic Sauce

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While you’re free to use skinless pieces, there’s more risk of overcooking it.

If You Don’t Have a Grill .

If you dont have access to grill, have no fear.

Chili Garlic Grilled Chicken Recipe grill the chicken

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Marinate this chicken and then sear it, skin side down, in a hot cast iron skillet.

Serve With Rice!

Heat your grill to medium-high heat (about 400F) with two zones for direct and indirect cooking.

Chili Garlic Chicken Recipe sliced on a cutting board

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Use tongs to oil the grill grates using a small folded piece of paper towel dipped in oil.

(If you’d like crosshatched grill marks, rotate the chicken 90-degrees halfway through.)

Flip the chicken and keep over the hot section for another 4 to 5 minutes.

Chili Garlic Grilled Chicken Recipe make the marinade

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Then garnish with diced scallions and roasted sesame seeds.

Grilled Chicken Recipe with Chili Garlic Sauce marinate the chicken

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Grilled Chicken with Chili Garlic Sauce garnish and serve

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