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Hickory Smoked Barbecue Chicken Recipe

6/17/15

This Hickory Smoked Barbecue Chicken is perfect for a small gathering!

How to make EASY Hickory Smoked Barbecue Chicken on a small charcoal grill!

Hey friends! A few post back I shared a recipe for Grilled Barbecue Rib Tips. As promised, I have another barbecue recipe! This time I am going to show you how to make a super easy hickory smoked barbecue chicken!

Delicious Hickory Smoked Barbecue Chicken

This recipe is super easy, and I will use minimum ingredients. I actually use my homemade barbecue rub to season the chicken, which I have a recipe for. If you’re not up to making a the rub, you can use a store bought rub, however- you will be missing out!

Try this Hickory Smoked Barbecue Chicken

To keep this recipe really easy, I used my favorite store bought sauce, you can definitely make homemade sauce if you choose, as a matter of fact- I will be sharing some homemade barbecue sauce recipes pretty soon!

This Hickory Smoked Barbecue Chicken is tender, tangy and tasty.

To prevent my chicken from burning, I used indirect heat.  It took about 1 hour and 15-20 minutes, but it was worth the time.  Keep in mind that I used a small charcoal grill for this recipe, and to add smokey flavor I added some hickory wood chips on top of the charcoal. It added enough ( not an excessive amount) of smoke to flavor the chicken.

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Hickory Smoked Barbecue Chicken

Using homemade rub and store-bought sauce, this is a very easy recipe resulting in tender and tangy grilled chicken that is slow cooked to perfection.
Course Main
Cuisine BBQ
Keyword Hickory Smoked Barbecue Chicken
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Marinate 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1  lb chicken legs and thighs
  • 2 tbsp barbecue seasoning rub
  • 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1  tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cup your favorite bbq sauce use less or more to your taste

For the Grill

  • great quality charcoal I use Kingsford Original
  • hickory wood chips make sure that you soak them for at least 1 hour prior to using them

Instructions

  • Rinse and clean 1 pound of chicken legs and thighs.
  • Season with homemade barbecue rub.
  • Drizzle chicken with extra-virgin olive oil and apple cider vinegar.
  • Using your hands, make sure chicken is nicely coated.
  • Marinate for 4 hours or overnight.
  • Soak hickory woodchips for at least one hour before grilling.
  • Heat charcoal. Once charcoal is nice and hot, place woodchips directly on top of charcoal.
  • Cook chicken over indirect heat for approximately 25 minutes.
  • Dab barbecue sauce on chicken.
  • Every 20 to 25 minutes, turn and baste the chicken with the barbecue sauce until the chicken is cooked throughout and the sauce is sticky.
  • Remove the chicken from the grill and serve while hot!

Video

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Comments

  1. Carin Caballero says

    June 23, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    Hi
    I enjoyed your video where can I find the recipe for your barbeque seasoning sauce

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      June 30, 2015 at 5:05 pm

      You can search under “seasonings and rubs” 🙂

      Reply
  2. Leena says

    October 16, 2015 at 9:36 pm

    If I wanted to follow this recipe but instead the chicken in the oven, would I follow the same procedure minus putting it on the grill of course?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      October 21, 2015 at 4:08 pm

      I actually have a oven barbecue chicken recipe uploaded. Check it out 🙂

      Reply
  3. Delores Bassett says

    October 19, 2018 at 8:45 am

    HOW CAN I SAY THIS. U HAVE CHANGED MY COOKING SKILLS. I LOVE your FOOD. EVERYTHING IS PAST THE BEST. IT IS GODLY. WISH I WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND WE WOUKD CHOP. CUT .AND EAT, WATCH TV, LAUGH

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      October 20, 2018 at 8:52 pm

      You’re so sweet!

      Reply

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