Italian Ranch BBQ Chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy Archives

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!

Apply The Sauce At The End

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.

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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

Cook Time 45

Total Time 12 45

Servings servings

Calories 673kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Plain Chicken

Equipment

Ingredients

4 large chicken breasts skin removed
¾ cup Italian salad 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.