Cast-Iron Skillet Grilled Chicken: Video

Here is how to grill a whole chicken in a cast-iron skillet. On a Sunday, a whole chicken is my start to the week. A one-dish meal for dinner and leftovers for days. It truly is the dinner that keeps on giving.

And yes, the recipe is below, but I’ve got one better for you: a video.

Grab your cast iron skillet, sit back, and get ready to get your chicken on.

Cast-Iron Skillet Grilled Chickenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xPPqkqnUXYHere is how to grill a whole chicken in a cast-iron skillet. Grilling a whole chicken on a Sunday is my start to the week. A one-dish meal for dinner and leftovers for days.https://i9.ytimg.com/vi/6xPPqkqnUXY/mqdefault.jpg?time=1616028000000&sqp=CODCyoIG&rs=AOn4CLBWfBoCiqSNPZI77NXZG81c3gSQPA2021-03-17

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Cast Iron Skillet Grilled Chicken

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 1 H & 15 MTotal time: 1 H & 30 M

Grilling a cast-iron skillet chicken is a one-meal dinner for two and leftovers for days.

Ingredients

• 1 Whole Chicken (3 to 5 lbs)
• Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• Kosher Salt
• Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
• Thyme, 4 sprigs, divided
• 1 Lemon, quartered
• 8 Yukon Gold Potatoes, small, halved
• 1 Large Shallot, quartered
• 6 Sage Leaves, torn
• 4 Garlic Cloves, smashed

Equipment

• Cast-Iron Skillet
• Butcher Twine

Instructions

1. Prepare a grill for indirect medium heat (350º to 450º F).
2. Preheat the cast-iron skillet while the chicken is prepped.
3. Remove the chicken wing tips and set them aside for another use.
4. Lightly cover the chicken with olive oil and season generously, inside and out, with salt and pepper.
5. Stuff the chicken with one-quarter lemon and two sprigs of thyme.
6. Truss the chicken with butcher twine.
7. Place the chicken in the center of the skillet. Top with remaining thyme sprigs.
8. Surround the chicken with the potatoes, shallot, sage, and garlic. Squeeze the remaining lemon slices and place them in the skillet. Lightly drizzle the vegetables with olive oil.
9. Grill the chicken in the skillet over indirect medium heat until the internal temperature of the breast reads 165º F with an instant-read thermometer, approximately 1 hour and 10 to 1 hour and 15 minutes.

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