Smoked Chicken Thighs

Any day is a good day to bust out your smoker and make some delicious, bbq chicken thighs. This recipe is easy and will have you coming back for seconds.

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Here’s the list of things that’ll you will need to make these:

  • 3-5 lbs boneless chicken thighs
  • Bbq Smoker
  • Bbq seasoning of choice
  • Bbq sauce that compliments your seasoning
  • Meat thermometer 
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Let’s get cookin’…er…smokin’!

Start out by preheating your smoker to 275°F.

Remove the chicken from the packaging and pat it dry with a paper towel.

Next, season both sides, patting in seasoning.

chicken on smoker

Once smoker is maintaining at 275°F, place the chicken on and let it cook until 175-180°F internal temp (about an hour).

more bbq on the chicken

Once 175°F, baste both sides with bbq sauce lightly and let it cook 10-15 additional minutes for sauce to thicken up and get sticky.

meat thermometer

Remove from smoker once internal is 185-190°F. ^ Here I am checking the temperature.

holding up chicken to the camera

Let cool before serving.

chicken thighs

Chicken is easily kept in the fridge for leftovers and meal prep for up to 4 days.

We had our chicken thighs with a side of cheesy potatoes and green beans. It was a wonderful meal!

Smoked Chicken Thighs

Author: Justin Holmes

Ingredients

  • 3-5 lbs boneless chicken thighs
  • Bbq smoker
  • Bbq seasoning of choice
  • Bbq sauce that compliments your seasoning
  • Meat thermometer

Instructions

  • Start out by preheating your smoker to 275°F.
  • Remove the chicken from the packaging and pat it dry with a paper towel.
  • Next, season both sides, patting in seasoning.
  • Once smoker is maintaining at 275°F, place the chicken on and let it cook until 175-180°F internal temp (about an hour).
  • Once 175°F, baste both sides with bbq sauce lightly and let it cook 10-15 additional minutes for sauce to thicken up and get sticky.
  • Remove from smoker once internal is 185-190°F.
  • Let cool before serving.
  • Chicken is easily kept in the fridge for leftovers and meal prep for up to 4 days.

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