Italian Ranch BBQ Chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy

Note: This recipe was developed using the Char-Broil Big Easy Oil-Less Fryer. If you are cooking using the Char-Broil Smoker-Roaster Grill you should cook with the lid open and the temperature set to High. You might also need to adjust the cooking time.

I made some fantastic flashback old school BBQ chicken on my Char-Broil Big Easy the other day. It put me in the mood for more BBQ chicken, so I up and made this fantastic Italian Ranch BBQ chicken. It’s like my old school BBQ chicken kicked up big time. You still get that great BBQ sauce flavor, but as a bonus, you get ultra-tender juicy chicken that has marinated in Italian and Ranch dressings. My goodness, it was good!

The original recipe for Italian Ranch BBQ chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy called for marinating the chicken in the BBQ sauce and the dressings. I was using a BBQ sauce made with molasses. I knew that if it spent a long time over high heat it would start to burn. So, I marinated the chicken overnight in the dressings and then placed it into the Big Easy until almost done. That’s when I brushed the chicken with the BBQ sauce. And it was good.

To make these Italian ranch BBQ chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy I used a bunk bed basket. It lets me double or even triple the amount of cooking space I have.

Also try my southwest chicken on the Big Easy.

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Italian Ranch BBQ Chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy

Welcome to kicked-up old school BBQ chicken. You get that great BBQ sauce flavor, but as a bonus, you get ultra-tender juicy chicken that has marinated in Italian and Ranch dressings. My goodness, it was good!

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword BBQ, Big Easy, Char-Broil, chicken, Italian, Ranch

Prep Time 12 hours hours

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Total Time 12 hours hours 45 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 673kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Plain Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 large chicken breasts skin removed
• ¾ cup Italian dressing
• ¾ cup Ranch dressing
• ¾ cup your favorite BBQ sauce divided

Instructions

• Place the chicken into resealable container or baggie.
• Whisk together the Italian dressing, Ranch dressing, and 1/2 cup of the BBQ sauce.
• Add the marinade to the container. Seal and shake gently to coat. Let marinate overnight.
• Fire up your Char-Broil Big Easy.
• Shake off any excess marinade and add the chicken to the Big Easy basket.
• Cook until chicken is done or just shy of done, 10-15 minutes per pound.
• Brush remaining BBQ sauce onto chicken and if desired, return to the Big Easy for 5 minutes to ‘set’ the sauce.

Notes

You’ll need a Big Easy Bunk Bed basket to be able to double this recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 673kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 159mg | Sodium: 1743mg | Potassium: 1026mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 221IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.