BRAZILIAN-STYLE GRILLED CHICKEN

Brazilian-Style Grilled Chicken image

Add some sunshine to even the cloudiest day with this brilliant Brazilian-Style Grilled Chicken. Get out the hot sauce and honey and let's get started.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 3h15m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups finely chopped fresh parsley, divided
1 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
2 Tbsp. smoked paprika
3 Tbsp. hot pepper sauce
2 Tbsp. honey
6 cloves garlic, minced
8 small chicken leg quarters (3 lb.)
1/2 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 cups long-grain white rice, uncooked

Steps:

Reserve 1/4 cup parsley for later use. Mix remaining parsley with next 5 ingredients until blended.
Loosen skin from leg quarters. Reserve half the dressing mixture for later use; rub remaining onto chicken meat under skin. Refrigerate 2 hours.
Heat grill to medium heat. Grill chicken 40 to 45 min. or until done (165ºF), turning occasionally and brushing with half the reserved dressing mixture for the last 10 min. Meanwhile, cook rice as directed on package, omitting salt.
Add cheese and remaining parsley to rice; mix lightly. Brush chicken with remaining dressing mixture. Serve with rice mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Fat 18 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 150 mg, Sodium 540 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 34 g