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Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken

by Jamie

I am always looking for new recipes for grilled chicken. Our family favorite is the Grilled Chicken Marinade I posted a couple of years ago (you can see it here). It calls for coke.  Gotta love a recipe with a little coke in it!

Yesterday I was in the mood for a little something different than our standard favorite. Something spicy and sweet. I played around with a few ideas and ended up with the Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken recipe you see before you. My family loved it. (It’s not super spicy, just carries a little kick is all). I loved it. I surely hope you will love it. That would really make my day!

The chicken is super tender, I opted to use fresh chicken thighs and man…it was the right thing to do. There is something wonderful about grilled chicken thighs. They have so much flavor! I let them hang out in a simple, 4 ingredient, spicy/sweet marinade for 15 minutes and then grilled them up. We ate them with brown rice and some fabulous green beans I am planning to post on Friday. It made a great, easy, 30 minute meal. Perfect for summer.

This fabulous chicken would also be wonderful with…

bowlSesame Noodles…yum. Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken and Sesame Noodles are a match made in heaven.

Give these a try guys!

Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken from Jamie Cooks It Up!

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1. Grab some Sweet Chili Sauce. You can find this Mae Ploy brand on the Oriental food aisle at most grocery stores.

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Pour 1 cup into a glass measuring cup.

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2. Add 6 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Give it a nice stir to combine.

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3. Take 4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs and trim the fat with a pair of scissors. Place the chicken in a gallon sized zip loc bag.

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4. Pour ALL BUT 1/2 CUP of the marinade over the chicken.

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You are going to keep 1/2 cup to pour over the chicken once it has been cooked through.

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Allow the chicken to sit in the marinade for 15 minutes.
5. Heat your grill to 325 degrees. Place a layer of tin foil on the grill and spray it with cooking spray. Grill the chicken for about 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Make sure your heat isn’t up too high. Since the marinade has a bit of sugar in it the chicken can burn quickly. Just keep an eye on it.

Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken from Jamie Cooks It Up!!

6. Heat the rest of the marinade up in the microwave and pour it over the top of the chicken. I served it with brown rice and we poured the marinade sauce over it as well. Yum!

Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken!

Enjoy !

PS…Green Bean recipe coming up next. 🙂

Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken

Serves: 6 servings Prep Time:
Nutrition facts: NA calories NA fat
Rating: 5.0/5
( 1 voted )

Ingredients

  • 1 C Sweet Chili Sauce (found in the Oriental Food section of your grocery store)
  • 6 Tb soy sauce
  • 2 Tb seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 Tb sugar
  • 1 Tb olive oil
  • 4 pounds chicken thighs

Instructions

1. Grab some Sweet Chili Sauce. You can find this Mae Ploy brand on the Oriental food aisle at most grocery stores. Pour 1 cup into a glass measuring cup.
2. Add 6 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Give it a nice stir to combine.
3. Take 4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs and trim the fat with a pair of scissors. Place the chicken in a gallon sized zip loc bag.
4. Pour ALL BUT 1/2 CUP of the marinade over the chicken.
You are going to keep 1/2 cup to pour over the chicken once it has been cooked through. Allow the chicken to sit in the marinade for 15 minutes.
5. Heat your grill to 325 degrees. Place a layer of tin foil on the grill and spray it with cooking spray. Grill the chicken for about 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Make sure your heat isn't up too high. Since the marinade has a bit of sugar in it the chicken can burn quickly. Just keep an eye on it.
6. Heat the rest of the marinade up in the microwave and pour it over the top of the chicken. I served it with brown rice and we poured the marinade sauce over it as well. Yum!

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20 comments

Denise July 30, 2014 - 11:12 am

ok you got me ! Sold, and trying it tomorrow once I get some chicken thighs. Can hardly wait for your bean recipe since I just picked up 10 lbs from a local farm.

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Debbie July 30, 2014 - 1:38 pm

This sounds delicious! Thanks for the recipe.

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Laurel July 30, 2014 - 2:09 pm

Where’s the coke? I didn’t see it in the ingredients.

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Susan Yakus July 30, 2014 - 5:47 pm

Laurel, the coke is from a different recipe. It says at the top (recipe here). Click on the word “here” and you will see the coke recipe.

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Ron August 10, 2014 - 6:46 pm

I’m confused about the cook time– my grill is at 325 (according to the thermometer on the cover), but the chicken is not even close to being 1/4 done even after 10 minutes on one side.

Am I supposed to take the temp of the grill by shooting an IR temp gauge at the grill?

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Nancy Smith October 7, 2014 - 4:49 pm

I did this in a pan on the stove with boneless skinless breast. Best chicken ever and I mean it! This is a flavor I crave! Thanks Jamie!!

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Beth May 22, 2022 - 2:30 pm

On stove top what temp and how long?

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Tracy • FATGIRLslim August 23, 2015 - 6:07 pm

Finally, another use for all of that sriracha I bought! 😀 I can’t wait to try this out. It sounds delicious.

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Jamie August 24, 2015 - 9:00 am

Tracy,
I hope you love it! It’s one of my very favorites. 🙂
Best of luck,
~Jamie

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Nelda Carinder July 3, 2016 - 5:28 pm

I don’t know why I haven’t found you before! Fantastic sounding recipes!!

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Jim December 10, 2017 - 5:54 am

Hi
can this be done on the Tapan on the Gaggnau unit or what is the best receipie for chicken on a Tapen please.
Jim

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Elizabeth Trythall January 25, 2020 - 10:54 am

This chicken marinade recipe was superb!!! I just happen to have sweet chili sauce from Trader Joe’s. My guests loved it!

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Candy July 19, 2020 - 6:20 pm

Made this tonight it was excellent family enjoyed it.

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Cindy August 3, 2020 - 1:43 pm

Our family loves this chicken! Thanks so much. ?

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Carole May 6, 2022 - 7:57 pm

Oh my this was so good, i used G.Hughes sweet chili dipping sauce instead of regular sweet chili sauce to cut back on the calories.

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Alisha May 6, 2022 - 11:27 pm

No mention of coke in the ingredients listed

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Mauro Walden-Montoya July 19, 2022 - 8:16 pm

Making this on the grill as I type. I think the chicken breasts I used will turn out great because I really like the flavor of the marinade. Thanks! Serving with salad and bay potatoes.

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