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Grilled Rosemary Buttermilk Chicken

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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This easy recipe for grilled buttermilk rosemary chicken is the ultimate summer barbecue recipe for perfect tender chicken with lots of flavor!  So break out the buttermilk and get ready for the most tender, delicious chicken your grill has ever served up.

Grilled Rosemary Buttermilk Chicken

Every summer I seem to run into a recipe that I just simply can’t stop making over and over again.

In the past it has been the Silver Palate’s pasta with tomatoes and brie cheese, and fabulous “Way Life Should Be” lobster recipe from New York Times, and one summer many moons ago I made this super-simple raspberry sherbet recipe almost every day. This summer I am fixated on this buttermilk grilled chicken recipe!

It must be something about the buttermilk that makes it taste so wonderful. Buttermilk is a scary, scary thing to me (have you ever taken a really close look at this stuff?), but I have to say that anything I make with it, from this chicken, to fresh ricotta cheese, to my all-time favorite buttermilk fried chicken recipe, turns out great.

This easy recipe for grilled buttermilk rosemary chicken is the ultimate summer barbecue recipe for perfect tender chicken with lots of flavor!Click to TweetThis recipe calls for mixing up buttermilk, paprika, lots of garlic and some fresh herbs and letting the chicken soak in it all day before grilling it up. It comes out with a delicious flavor that is even better when you eat the leftovers cold for lunch the next day.

One trick that I always use when it comes to grilling chicken: I use kitchen shears to cut the chicken breast halves in half again, so you are left with breast quarters.

Much more manageable in terms of picking up and eating…which is what you are going to do with scrumptious summertime grilled chicken, right? Right! 

So if you have been looking around for your go-to summer grilling recipe, you can stop right now – you’ve found it!  Happy buttermilk chicken, everyone.  :)

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Grilled Buttermilk Rosemary Chicken


  • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Grill
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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This easy recipe for grilled buttermilk rosemary chicken is the ultimate summer barbecue recipe for perfect tender chicken with lots of flavor!


Ingredients

  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 10 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • kosher salt and black pepper
  • 4 bone-in chicken breast halves, cut into quarters
  • 8 large stalks fresh rosemary

Instructions

  1. Stir the buttermilk, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper together in a mixing bowl.,
  2. Place the chicken in a zippered plastic bag and pour the buttermilk mixture into it. Now take the rosemary and roll it between the palms of your hands (this releases the oils) and drop it into the bag. Seal up the bag and let it marinate in the refrigerator, turning the bags occasionally, for at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
  3. Heat grill to medium high. Remove the chicken from the marinade (throw the marinade out) and grill until cooked through, about 20 to 30 minutes. Turn the chicken over a few times as you grill. This chicken is terrific hot off the grill or chilled!
2370.8 g98.4 mg9.3 g2.7 g0.8 g0 g35.2 g98.7 mg

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Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!as seen in logos

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Published on July 4, 2010

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  1. Elle says

    July 6, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    oh gosh, I didn't even save this chicken recipe when it crossed my mailbox, but now I'm convinced, I have to overcome my fear of buttermilk (you aren't alone, the stuff is freaky) and make this chicken!

    Reply
  2. Federica says

    July 10, 2010 at 6:14 am

    mmmmmmmmmmmm…..che invitante!!!

    Reply
  3. tamilyn says

    July 25, 2010 at 11:13 pm

    I am going to try this when we go camping in two weeks. It sounds fabulous! And thanks to your post on the blueberry cheesecake bars, I went to Stonewall Kitchen and placed an order :-)

    Reply
  4. susan says

    August 12, 2010 at 12:57 am

    I have them marinating and will be grilling them as soon as the family gets home. I googled buttermilk chicken breasts and you came up…..

    Reply
  5. Mohammed says

    September 27, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    This sounds very delicious! I'm going to try it tomorrow :)

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    March 22, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    Looks good!

    Reply
  7. cassandra says

    May 2, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    I love this recipe. We did it all last summer while vacationing on France’s Atlantic coast. When we ran out of buttermilk we used milk mixed with vinegar instead, which also worked deliciously.

    Reply
    • Kate says

      May 5, 2012 at 6:56 am

      Great idea – I’m going to try that if I ever find myself needing this without buttermilk. And that sounds like one glorious summer!!

      Reply
      • ruthie says

        July 2, 2012 at 10:11 pm

        Indian cuisine marinates chicken in yoghurt for a couple things (at least), Tandoori? Tikka Masala?? Anyway, yoghurt is just a little thicker and smoother, but basically the same stuff.

        I think something in them tenderizes the meat as well as giving it a lighter, brighter flavor. Of course, the grill works its magic, too. I need to break in my baby kettle grill before I take it on the road, and this recipe may be it’s maiden voyage. ;)

        Reply
        • Kate says

          July 3, 2012 at 7:39 am

          The buttermilk DEFINITELY makes the chicken an amazing amount of tender. This is a great inaugural recipe for your new grill!

          Reply
  8. Denise says

    May 4, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    Made this chicken recipe using bone in skin on breast & thighs. Absolutely delicious. Thanks for the recipe. I’ll be making regularly!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      May 5, 2014 at 7:49 am

      I’m so glad! It’s definitely one of our all-time faves. :)

      Reply
  9. Kelly W. says

    July 13, 2018 at 8:32 am

    This recipe sounds amazing! We typically grill boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Would this recipe work for those? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 13, 2018 at 10:19 am

      Hi Kelly! The marinade will definitely work for this – because you are using boneless chicken the cooking time should come down to however long you usually grill your chicken. I find that 4-5 minutes per side works well for grilling boneless chicken – you want to make sure it’s cooked all the way through, so leave them on a little longer if they are really thick. Happy grilling! :)

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