Want to cook chicken on the grill but don’t know how to season it? With a little time and a few ingredients, you can prepare this delicious chicken rub!
Chicken is one of my favorite things to serve up around our house. It’s cheap, filling, and can be served in several different ways. Whether it’s baked, broiled, fried, or grilled, we enjoy it just about every way you can cook it. As often as we prepare chicken, we’ve tried several different chicken seasonings and rubs from the grocery store but they seem to always fall short of our expectations.
Although there are many to choose from, most taste the same and lack the depth and balance of flavor I’m looking for when it comes to seasoning poultry. After tasting this rub, I decided I was done wasting money buying chicken seasoning from the store and I think you will be too.
How To Make This Chicken Rub
Using ingredients you likely already have in your pantry, you can make this delicious chicken seasoning in 5 minutes or less. The ingredients you will be using are:
- Brown Sugar – adds a hint of sweetness and caramelizes great on the grill.
- Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Coarse Sea Salt, and Fresh Ground Pepper – the perfect spice combination that compliments any cut of chicken.
- Dried Parsley and Rosemary flakes – provides a fresh, earthy flavor to the chicken.
- Ground Cumin – an earthy flavor and aroma with a bit of sweetness.
- Ground Mustard– provides a tangy heat.
- Smoked Paprika– adds just enough heat and gives the chicken a great color.
To make this chicken rub, all you need to do is combine all of the ingredients into a bowl or jar and whisk them together until well combined.
How To Use This Chicken Rub Recipe
Once all of the ingredients are whisked together, you are ready to use it on any cut of chicken you prefer. Simply sprinkle a generous amount onto the chicken and massage it so the rub absorbs into the meat and doesn’t fall off when you cook it. Repeat this step until each piece is completely covered with the chicken seasoning.
Here are a few of my favorite cuts to use this seasoning on:
- Thighs – Bone-In/Boneless and/or Skin-On/Skinless
- Breasts
- Wings
- Drum Sticks
- Rotisserie or Beer Can (whole chicken)
Tips
- Want the rub to stick to the chicken better? Drizzle a light layer of olive oil on the chicken. Then coat the chicken with the rub.
- Want more texture? Use dried minced onions, dried minced garlic, coarse sea salt, and/or coarse sugar.
- Want to try another type of chicken seasoning? Try this BBQ Rub or All-Purpose Marinade.
Chicken Rub
Ingredients
- 2 Teaspoons Brown Sugar
- 2 Teaspoons Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Parsley Flakes
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Mustard
- 1 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 Teaspoon Rosemary crushed
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cumin
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Pepper
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and whisk together until well combined. You can also add all of the ingredients to a glass jar, or other sealed container, and shake vigorously until well combined.
Delicious!