In this post I’ll be sharing a recipe for Smoked Barbecue Chicken Legs – On the Grill.
If you’re like me, chicken legs might not be your first choice of chicken pieces. These smoked barbecue chicken legs are so good you’re gonna love them. Then you’re gonna go tell everybody how good they are and not be able to wait til you can shove one of these in their mouth to taste. Yea, it’s that good.
I used to sort of be afraid of grilling. That all changed years ago when we got a gas grill that had a thermostat on it. Well I’ll be, this grill is nothing more than an outdoor oven. That’s the thinking that changed it all for me.
I love the flavor that smoking meats give. This recipe is worth the bit of extra effort. The effort is not really in the work but cooking time.
So here’s how you do it and make sure you have plenty of napkins on hand……well unless you plan on licking your fingers clean.
Ingredients
- 6-12 Chicken Legs
- Your favorite Dry BBQ Rub
- Salt
- Pepper
- Your favorite wet BBQ sauce, or sauces
- Smoke Wood Chips
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Smoked Barbecue Chicken Legs – On the Grill
Smoked Barbecue Chicken Legs
Smoked barbecue chicken legs prepared on a gas grill using wood chips are melt in your mouth delicious.
Ingredients
- 6 to 12 Chicken Legs
- Your favorite Dry BBQ Rub
- Salt
- Pepper
- Your favorite wet BBQ sauce, or sauces
- Smoke Wood Chips (can be found in the grilling section of your local stores)
- A foil pan, such as a foil baking bread pan
- Aluminum foil
Instructions
- Soak the wood chips in water for one hour prior to cooking. When you are ready to grill, drain the water from the wood chips and add them to the foil pan. Cover with foil, and use a tooth pick to poke holes in the foil.
- Pat chicken drumsticks dry with a paper towel. Coat the chicken pieces on all sides with the dry rub seasoning and set aside for 20 minutes.
- Turn all burners of your grill on high and place your foil smoking pan over to one side. When smoke begins to appear, you're ready to add the chicken to the grill. Turn the burner off on the side you'll be cooking the chicken on, or the side and center burners if you have a larger grill. Turn the heat down to medium on the side where your wood chip smoker pan is sitting so it keeps the smoke going during the cooking process.
- Next, add the chicken to the grill, make sure it's no where near the grill flames. The thermostat should read around 300 degrees during cooking.
- Smoke/grill the chicken legs for 1 and a half hour turning the chicken every half hour.
- Finally, add the wet sauce during the last 15 minutes of cooking.
- Allow the chicken to rest for 15 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 179Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 182mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 1gSugar: 10gProtein: 131g
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Lindsey Mckenzie
Tuesday 7th of March 2017
We switched from a traditional grill to a gas grill with a thermostat over the summer. It feels much safer cooking on a grill that allows you to control the temperature and each burner, and it keeps you from burning your food as well. I also want to add that the smoked barbecue chicken recipe you posted sounds so delicious.