Juicy, spicy and beautifully charred, this smoky chilli garlic grilled chicken marinated in a base of Greek yogurt is an incredibly easy way to make restaurant-style grilled chicken at home!
If you love chicken with a little heat and lots of flavor, this chilli garlic grilled chicken is for you! The smokiness of these grilled chicken is on another level thanks to the cast iron skillet used for grilling!
It’s an incredibly simple chicken recipe, but the flavor is anything but ordinary.
Chicken thighs and drumsticks are coated in a creamy Greek yogurt marinade spiked with crispy chilli garlic oil and paprika, then grilled on a cast-iron skillet until juicy on the inside and beautifully charred around the edges.
The Story Behind This Chilli Garlic Grilled Chicken Recipe
I absolutely love recipes that come together from a few simple ingredients but somehow taste like you put in much more effort than you actually did.
This chilli garlic grilled chicken is one of those recipes.
I wanted to make grilled chicken with a really bold chilli-garlic flavor, but without putting together a long list of spices or making a complicated marinade.
So I reached for two ingredients that work beautifully with chicken—Greek yogurt and crispy chilli garlic oil.
The Greek yogurt gives the chicken a lovely tangy coating and helps keep the meat juicy, while the crispy chilli garlic oil brings in the heat, garlic and all those delicious little crispy chilli bits.
A touch of paprika adds warmth and color, and that’s pretty much all this chicken needs.
The chicken is then arranged directly on a cast-iron skillet and cooked in a hot oven until completely cooked through and charred around the edges.
And those charred edges? That’s where the magic happens!
The result is juicy, tender chicken with a fiery chilli-garlic flavor and beautifully caramelized edges. It’s the kind of chicken that works equally well for a weeknight dinner, a weekend barbecue-style meal or even meal prep.
