Grilled BBQ Chicken

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

4 chicken drumsticks

olive oil cooking spray

1 cup hickory wood chips (or mesquite)

aluminum foil (or smoker box)

3/4 cup bbq sauce (your favorite brand or homemade)

8 cups lukewarm water

1/2 cup kosher salt

1 1/2 Tbsp light brown sugar

1 Tbsp smoked paprika

2 tsp kosher salt

2 tsp chili powder

2 tsp onion powder

2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp black pepper

Directions

PREPARE CHICKEN AND BRINE

Remove any excess fat from chicken breasts and drumsticks. To a large mixing bowl, add brine ingredients (water and salt), and stir until salt has dissolved. Add chicken, cover, and let sit 20-30 minutes.

SOAK THE WOOD CHIPS

Add the wood chips and enough water to cover them in a mixing bowl and let sit for around 20 minutes.

MAKE DRY RUB

Add all rub ingredients (brown sugar, smoked paprika, salt, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme and black pepper) in a small bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.

PREPARE TO GRILL

Remove chicken from brine, rinse, then pat dry. Discard brine. Drain wood chips.

Spray chicken with olive oil spray (or brush lightly with olive oil), then sprinkle with rub mixture and literally rub it into the meat.

Fill an aluminum foil pouch with soaked wood chips, seal and poke a few holes in it to allow the smoke to come out. Start grill on HIGH, place 1 pouch of wood chips directly over the heat until you see smoke coming through the holes of the foil pouch.

Lower heat and keep temperature around 350°F. Move the foil pouch to the side of the grill. Add chicken, close lid and cook for 9-10 minutes, then flip chicken over, close lid, and grill another 9-10 minutes.

Baste chicken with bbq sauce and cook another 2-3 minutes (flipping once more), until chicken breasts have an internal temperature of 165°F and the drumsticks are between 165-180°F.

Remove chicken from grill and brush with additional bbq sauce if desired.

Nutrition

• Calories: 244 kcal
• Total Fat: 7 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 107 mg
• Sodium: 8269 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 12 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 9 g
• Protein: 32 g