Juiciest Barbecued Chicken Breast

Ingredients

• 3-4 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup ranch
• 6-8 medium cloves of garlic (pressed)
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Johnny's seasoning (store-bought or make your own with recipe below, added to taste*)
• 1/2 cup your favorite BBQ sauce + more to serve
• 1 ½ Tbsp sea salt
• 1 Tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder

Steps

1. 1

   Rinse chicken in cold water and pat dry with paper towels.

2. 2

   In a casserole dish (no need to get extra dishes dirty), combine 1/2 cup mayo, 1/2 cup ranch and press in 6-8 garlic cloves.

3. 3

   Add chicken and turn it several times to coat generously in the marinade.

4. 4

   Season each individual side of the marinated chicken breasts with Johnny's seasoning, adding it to taste - I used about 1 1/2 Tbsp or half of the seasoning mix. Cover the casserole dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to marinate. Marinate 10 hours or up to 24 hours.

5. 5

   Preheat your grill to 400˚F. Brush the grates with oil. Place chicken on the grill then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook approximately 10 minutes per side (rotating the chicken 90˚ after 5 minutes to create criss-cross grill marks). When you turn your chicken over, generously brush the grilled side of the chicken with BBQ sauce. Repeat grilling your second side, rotating 90˚ after 5 minutes. Brush the second grilled side generously with BBQ sauce.

6. 6

   Remove from grill, place on a platter and immediately cover with foil. Let chicken rest under foil for 15 minutes before cutting into it. Serve with more BBQ sauce, these mashed potatoes and this salad (or this salad), and you'll want this to drink.