Our Favorite Smoked Chicken Recipes

Our favorite smoked chicken recipes have deep smoky flavors, tender chicken, and crispy chicken skin. 

Smoking chicken is a simple way to add unique flavors to chicken with the smoke and seasoning partnering to add depth and complexity. 

We’ve gathered our best recipes for smoking chicken in one place and organized them to make it easy for you to find the right recipe for any occasion.

This roundup starts with recipes that make the chicken taste like it was cooked over a wood fire, followed by classic barbecue chicken recipes, and some simple smoked chicken recipes great for a crowd. 

We finish up with tasty dry rubs and a few dishes to make with smoked chicken. All of the recipes can be made with gas, electric, pellet, or charcoal smokers.

If you’re new to smoking chicken or are looking for ways to make more delicious chicken, read Helpful Tips for Smoking Chicken. It’s a guide full of tips for adding more flavor, time and temperature recommendations, and how to get crispy chicken skin.

Recipes for Smoked Chicken

There are thousands of different ways to smoke chicken that vary by seasoning, smoking technique, and finished dish. What makes a great smoked chicken recipe is it has a clear point of view that lets the person know what kind of chicken they’re making, provides clear instructions, and has tips that help the food turn out delicious.

If you’re looking for a quick guide on time and temperature, use this chart of smoked chicken times. We also have a great wireless meat thermometer to make sure the chicken comes out of the smoker at the right time.

Smoked Whole Chicken

Making a smoked whole chicken with southwestern flavors is a simple way to make chicken that is delicious as a main course, fantastic as leftovers, and amazing as an ingredient in a plethora of other dishes.

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Smoked Chicken Breast

This smoked chicken breast recipe leans into wood fire flavors with a slightly smoky chicken that stays juicy on the inside and has lightly browned crispy skin on the outside.

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Smoked Barbecue Chicken Recipes

The most famous smoked chicken recipes are for big, bold, sassy barbecue flavors. Smoked chicken quarters with a deep smoky flavor are one of our favorite things to make for barbecues. When we’re smoking chicken this Ancho Chili and Honey Barbecue Sauce is our go-to bbq sauce.

Smoked Chicken Quarters

This smoked chicken quarters recipe includes a dynamite dry rub and everything you need to get smokey chicken that is tender and juicy on the inside with crispy golden brown skin on the outside.

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Easy Smoked Chicken Recipes

Smoking chicken is one of the simplest things to cook in a smoker. These easy smoked chicken recipes are simple to make, have scrumptious flavors, and can be made in small batches for dinner or large quantities for parties.

Smoked Chicken Legs

What makes these smoked drumsticks delicious is how they absorb the flavors from the smoke and homemade dry rub while staying tender and juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside.

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Hickory Smoked Chicken Wings

This tasty smoked chicken wing recipe uses Tabasco and a homemade spice rub with deep smoky flavors and some heat to create bold, flavorful wings that are nice and crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside.

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Seasoning Smoked Chicken

There are a plethora of ways to season chicken for the smoker. Two of our favorites include this dynamite Smoked Chicken Rub that is our go-to rub for barbecue chicken and this Southwest Spice Blend that uses ground chilies and herbs to create the deep, smoky, chili laden flavors that make Southwestern cuisine so memorable.

Smoked Chicken Rub Recipe

This dynamite smoked chicken rub recipe is a simple seasoning for grilling and smoking chicken packed with delicious flavors.

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Southwest Spice Blend

This Southwest spice blend transforms dishes by highlighting the region’s slightly smoky, deeply flavored food. The seasoning is ideal for grilled meat and veggies and anything from the smoker.

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Recipes Using Smoked Chicken

Smoked chicken can be used in all sorts of recipes to add depth and smokiness. Use shredded meat from a Whole Smoked Chicken in these Shredded Chicken Enchiladas to deepen their flavors. 

Using chicken breasts smoked with fresh herbs adds a unique dimension to this Chicken Stew with Great Northern Beans. The smokiness in the chicken breasts gives the stew more rustic flavors as if it were cooked outside over an open fire.

Interested in learning more about smoking? Read A Complete Guide to Smoking Food. Looking for more ideas about what to cook next, check out these smoker recipes and even more delicious chicken recipes.

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