Spicy Grilled Barbecue Chicken Recipe

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My grown children still beg for my chicken. They like the savory barbecue sauce so much, they've been known to hover over me, trying to snitch a spoonful behind my back. —Patricia Parker, Connelly Springs, North Carolina

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Spicy Grilled Barbecue Chicken Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Grill: 45 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

25 45 70

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups ketchup
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons chili powder
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 broiler/fryer chickens (3-1/2 to 4 pounds each), cut up

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the first 10 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat for 40 minutes, turning several times. Set half of the barbecue sauce aside. Baste chicken with remaining sauce; grill 5-10 minutes longer or until juices run clear. Serve with reserved sauce. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 641 calories, 25 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 153 mg cholesterol, 1,163 mg sodium, 54 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 49 g protein.

Originally published as Spicy Barbecued Chicken in Country Woman August/September 2008, p29