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Grilled Honey Barbecue Chicken Foil Packets are the easiest summer meal with practically no clean-up! Perfectly tender chicken grilled with fresh summer veggies and coated in a delicious sweet and tangy barbecue sauce.ย
Hey everyone! Kelly here again from Life Made Sweeter! Today Iโm sharing another simple dishย you can make on the grill.
These Grilled Honey Barbecue Chicken Foil Packets are the perfect easy dinner recipe when it’s too hot to turn on the oven.
Foil packets are a favorite around here. They come together quickly and are very simple to customize. Plus everyone in your family will love that they each get their own individualized serving.
This recipe starts off with chicken breasts that you coat in a delicious sweet and tangy honey barbecue sauce.
Add your favorite chopped veggies – I used zucchini, bell peppers, red onion, corn and broccoli. Seal up the packets and toss onto the grill until the chicken is cooked through.
Sprinkle with some fresh parsley and dinner is done! An easy, flavor-packed meal with virtually no-clean-up!
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Grilled Honey Barbecue Chicken Foil Packets
Ingredients
- Heavy Duty Foil
- 1 ear of corn with kernels removed
- 1 chopped medium zucchini chopped
- ยฝ red bell pepper cut into chunks
- ยผ red onion cut into small chunks
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded to even thickness
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt I used Lawry's, or to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Honey barbecue sauce
- โ cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1ยฝ tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- ยฝ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ยผ teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Cut four 12 x 12 inch squares of Heavy Duty Foil and lay out on a flat surface. Divide 1 ear of corn with kernels removed , 1 chopped medium zucchini, ยฝ red bell pepper and ยผ red onion cut into small chunks evenly among the foil packets then nestle one of the 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts in the middle.
- Drizzle the chicken and vegetables with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with 1 teaspoon seasoned salt and black pepper to taste .
To make the honey barbecue sauce
- In a bowl, whisk together โ cup barbecue sauce, 2 tablespoons honey, 1ยฝ tablespoons apple cider vinegar, ยฝ teaspoon smoked paprika and ยผ teaspoon chili powder. Brush sauce on both sides of the chicken - reserving enough for later. Sprinkle with half of the 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley.
To grill the chicken
- Lift the sides of the foil over the chicken and seal to close off the packets. Place foil packets onto grill and grill on medium high heat for 7-8 minutes, then flip over and grill for an additional 7-9 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through to 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove from the grill and carefully open the foil packets. Brush chicken with reserved sauce and top with fresh parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Question–the broccoli is not listed on the recipe card. How much did you use?
Can you make these a few days ahead of time? Going hunting.
Yes! That is perfect!
GRILLED HONEY BARBECUE CHICKEN FOIL PACKETS should the bbq sauce be used on cooked chicken after being used for raw chicken?
No, you will want to discard the bbq sauce that was on the raw chicken.
I want to thank you for this page you have created.
Since we’ve gotten older, my husband ‘s appetite has become a little fussy. Your recipes not only look good, but are VERY tasty.
We especially loved the Grilled Huli Huli Chicken; It gave new meaning to the word chicken!
Can I bake this in the oven?
YES! Put the foil packets on a baking sheet and it will cook at 375*.
Can I use chicken wings in my foil pack
Awesome cannot wait to try
Sounds great! Happy cooking! XOXO
Beautiful like you. I have to try it now. Thank you.
AWE! You are so sweet! Thank you very much! It is a keeper and so fun to make in the summertime! XOXO