Check out this best-smoked chicken recipe which my daughter just absolutely craves each week. I grill the seasoned chicken on my wood pellet to get that amazing flavor. While I have used this same recipe on a gas grill but my wood pellet grill elevates the taste to a higher level
Best Smoked Chicken Recipe: Spices Used
Here are the spices that I BBQ to get the best smoked chicken. If you are a Pensky spice enthusiast, you’ll be familiar with the spices in the picture below. The spices include Herb de Providence, Sunny Paris, Mural of Flavor, Hungarian Sweet Paprika, Powdered Garlic (had to substitute), and Sunny Spain
Best Smoked Chicken Recipe: Preparation
To begin with, I put 3 heaping teaspoons of each spice in a plastic quart-sized zip lock bag. Then I mix the spices by shaking the bag.
This amount of spices should easily coat 4 good-sized chicken breasts and use up all the spices. If you are like me, you hate to waste any of those precious spices. Occasionally, I had to add a bit more to the last piece. If that happens, I generally mix 1/2 teaspoon of all the spices, and that seems to work out well without wasting any spices.
Then I place the chicken breast in the zip lock bag. Together with the spices, I vigorously shake the chicken to evenly coat it with the spices. Note: I do not pat down the chicken to get it dry on the outside. Generally speaking, I just take it out of the package and place it right into the bag.
Best Smoked Chicken Recipe-Grilling Time
Now we are ready to place the chicken on the grill. Here, I set the temperature for the wood pellet grill at 225F and set the smoke level to the maximum (10 on my grill). After 2 1/2 hours and the chicken, the temperature is at 165°F, you are ready to enjoy one of the most incredible-tasting chickens on the planet!
We enjoy grilling the chicken this way. Mainly, the chicken develops a thin crust by grilling it at a low temp for a long time. As a result, the chicken is moist inside. This is the best grilled chicken we have eaten in our lives. The combination of spices and smoke no doubt makes this a winning recipe! Not to forget, this goes very well with Chardonnay wine!