Description
This is a great easy recipe that our family loves. It’s perfect as the main dish of a simple meal with French fries and cole slaw.
Ingredients
- 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
- 1 pinch salt
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- ¼ tablespoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Season chicken cavity with a pinch of salt. Tie legs together with kitchen string; then tie wings to the bird. Secure chicken on a rotisserie attachment.
- Place rotisserie over the preheated grill and cook for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile
- quickly mix together butter
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- paprika
- and pepper. Turn the grill down to medium and baste chicken with butter mixture.
- Close the lid and cook over medium heat
- basting occasionally
- until chicken is cooked through and the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees F (83 degrees C)
- 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Remove chicken from the rotisserie and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before carving.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 6