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50 of the best barbecue chicken recipes

Skip the charcoal chicken shop and grill your own at home with these recipes for marinated skewers, burgers, spice-rubbed fillets and butterflied whole chooks. (Bonus: Click here for 30 ways to dress up a store-bought charcoal chicken.)

50 recipes
Chargrilled chicken with grilled lettuce hearts, lemon and chipotle mayo.

Karen Martini's chargrilled chicken with fennel, lettuce and chipotle mayo

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Peri-peri barbecue chicken.

Peri-peri barbecue chicken

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Garlicky grilled chicken with a simple salad.

Grilled chicken with toum, and cucumber and tomato salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Martini suggests serving this grilled chicken with a grain-style salad.
EASY

Charred chicken cutlets with kampot pepper

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Barbecue chicken, corn and baby cos salad

Barbecue chicken, corn and baby cos salad with ranch dressing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Yakitori is best cooked over charcoal for the traditional smoky flavour.

RecipeTin Eats' chicken yakitori party

  • Nagi Maehashi
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Barbecued chicken with charred greens and chimichurri.

Adam Liaw's barbecued chicken with charred greens and chimichurri

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Indonesian-style barbecue chicken
EASY

Indonesian-style barbecued chicken

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's spicy barbecued chicken.
EASY

Spicy barbecued chicken recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Barbecued chicken breast with sauce vierge and potato puree.

Barbecued chicken breast with sauce vierge and potato puree

  • 1-2 hrs
Vietnamese chicken served with red rice and coleslaw.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats' Vietnamese chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Easy Easter: Barbecued butterflied chicken and eggs.

Barbecued chicken and eggs with herb butter

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Singapore-style barbecued chicken.

Singapore-style barbecued chicken wings

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Barbecued chicken breast with asparagus sauce.

Barbecued chicken breast with asparagus sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Chicken souvlaki.

Chicken souvlaki

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Caroline Velik
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Korean spice-rubbed chicken.

Korean spice-rubbed chicken

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Lemongrass and ginger chicken skewers with peanut satay sauce.
EASY

Lemongrass and ginger chicken skewers with peanut satay sauce

  • 2 hrs +
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Thai grilled chicken.

Thai grilled chicken (gai yang)

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Barbecued chicken thighs with spicy mayo.
EASY

Neil Perry’s barbecued marinated chicken with spicy mayonnaise

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Barbecued chicken with Spanish romesco sauce.

Barbecued chicken breast with romesco recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
This marinade works with any meat (especially chicken, pictured).
EASY

Barbecued chicken with cumin, coriander, lemongrass and ginger

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Serve the chicken with salsa (top right), crispy potatoes and a simple 'slaw.

Barbecued chicken with salsa verde

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Chicken skewers with chermoula.

Marinated chicken skewers with chermoula

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Caroline Velik
This chicken dish is easy, but don't rush the marinating time to ensure maximum flavour.
EASY

Spicy miso barbecued chicken with pickled cucumber

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
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Tuscan brick chicken.
EASY

Brick chicken

  • < 30 mins
Barbecue chicken wings with spicy tomato sauce.
EASY

Barbecue chicken wings with spicy tomato sauce

  • 1-2 hrs
The key to boosting the flavour of these chicken skewers is to marinate the meat overnight.

Sticky pomegranate and cumin chicken skewers with date and pistachio salsa

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Barbequed paprika chicken with pico de gallo.
EASY

Paprika chicken with pico de gallo

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Frank Camorra
BBQ Yakitori Chicken
EASY

Barbecue yakitori chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Jill Dupleix's chicken kofte skewers with with turmeric tahini.
EASY

Chicken kofta skewers with turmeric tahini

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Char-grilled chicken with cumin and lime - add some Sriracha for an extra kick.

Brined and char-grilled whole chicken with cumin and lime

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Rodney Dunn
Grilled chicken breast with cucumber and yoghurt relish.

Grilled chicken breast with cucumber and yoghurt relish

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Throwback: Nineties-inspired grilled chicken salad with sun-dried tomato dressing (hold the balsamic!).

Grilled chicken salad with sun-dried tomato dressing

  • Adam Liaw
Neil Perry's piri-piri chicken
EASY

Neil Perry's piri-piri chicken

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Grilled chicken with salt, pepper and lime dipping sauce.
EASY

Chicken with salt, pepper, lime and bird's eye chilli recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Simmering before charring ensures the success of your jerk chicken.
EASY

Two-step jerk chicken

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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