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Sunday Smoked Chicken

An easy smoked chicken that delivers big flavor with very little effort. A go-to for cozy dinners and the kind of leftovers that turn into next night’s meal.
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Equipment

  • Pellet Smoker

Ingredients
  

Chickens

  • 1 or 2 3-4 lb whole chickens if you want extra for later in the week, I usually cook 2
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup favorite seasoning rub feel free to buy one; I include a recipe below as well

Northern Smoke Rub

  • 1 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp of smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp parsley
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom or oregano - depending upon what's in your pantry
  • 1/2 tsp dried mustard

Instructions
 

  • Heat your smoker to 275 degrees.
  • Loosen the skin over the chicken breasts and place softened butter under the skin
  • Cover the outside of the chicken(s) generously with rub
  • Place on the smoker
  • Monitor internal temp starting at one hour and 45 minutes
  • Total cook time will be 2-2.5 hours
  • Remove from smoker when internal temp reaches 165 degrees
  • Allow to rest for 10-15 minutes
  • Slice and serve