Watermelon marinated grilled chicken is an easy grilled chicken recipe using fresh watermelon as a marinade! This gives the chicken a tangy sweet flavor that will become a family favorite! Such an easy way to make chicken on the grill!

5 pounds of bone-in split breast chicken (skin removed) about 6 large pieces

1 small seedless watermelon

12 oz jar of apple jelly

Juice and zest of 1 lime

2 tsp red pepper flakes

salt/fresh pepper to taste

Add about 4 cups of watermelon chunks to a blender and  puree until smooth.  Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl to separate the bits of white seed and remaining pulp.  Discard that and save the "water".
In a saucepan add the entire jar of apple jelly and heat on medium-low.  This just needs to heat and liquefy.  Remove from heat and add the watermelon liquid, red pepper flakes, salt/pepper and lime juice/zest.
Allow this mixture to completely cool.  Add 3/4 of the marinade to a shallow dish along with the chicken.  Refrigerate and allow to marinate for 2 or 3 hours.  Reserve the remaining mixture in the saucepan for later.
Cook the chicken as you prefer (ours was grilled) and discard the marinade the chicken was in.  Return the saucepan of reserved marinade to low heat and simmer until thickened, 5 or so minutes.  Use this to brush over cooked chicken just before you remove from the grill.