Easy Grilled Lemon Chicken

Five ingredients-how’s that for easy? The lemonade marinade just imparts a hint of lemon flavor and does not make the chicken sweet, just really juicy.

Ingredients:

4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
2 cups lemonade (not diet, you want the sugar in there)
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Tablespoons olive oil

Lemon wedges to finish

Directions: Place the chicken in a zip top bag and pour the lemonade over. Marinade in the refrigerator for at least one hour---longer is better, though.  

Preheat your grill to medium low to medium heat (don’t go to high on the heat or the skin on the chicken will burn before the center is done). Drain and discard the marinade from the chicken and pat the thighs dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper and coat with olive oil to prevent sticking.

Place the chicken skin side down on the grill and cook for about 10 minutes. If you get flare ups, reduce the heat and/or move the chicken to an unheated part of the grill for a few minutes. Flip and continue cooking, flipping once or twice more until the skin is golden and crispy and a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F. Serve the chicken up with a lemon wedge to squirt over the top.