Smoked whole chicken
This is a really easy and delicious meal to cook on a pellet grill.
Smoked whole chicken
Whole chicken smoked on a pellet grill
Servings: 2
Cost: 6
Equipment
- poultry shears
- Cutting Board
- pellet grill
- grabber
- Knife
- Thermometer
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken
- 3 tbsp Seasoning Rub
Instructions
- Preheat the smoker to 250°
- Remove your chicken from the package
- Remove any giblets that may have come with it
- Spatchcock the chicken by cutting out the backbone and flattening it
- Liberally rub the chicken with the seasoning of your choice
- Insert your thermometer probe into the thickest part of the breast, not touching the bone
- Place the chicken, skin side up on the grill and set your thermometer alert to 150°
- When the bird has reached 150°, flip it skin side down and raise the grill temperature to 400°
- Set your thermometer alert to 165°
- When the internal temp hits 165°, remove the chicken and allow it to rest covered in foil
- Separate your chicken pieces and serve
Notes
Whole chickens can be very affordable. They are also delicious when smoked on a pellet grill. Because the temperature can be so easily controlled, you can crank it up at the end of the cook to crisp up the skin.
The seasoning rub can be as simple as salt and pepper. For these pictures I used a Nashville hot chicken rub. It is supposed to go on fried chicken but it tastes great on smoked chicken as well.
Enjoy!
Please note that the temperature to cook to before raising the grill temp can vary based on several factors. The earlier you flip the chicken (lower temp) will result in crispier skin but it could actually burn. Flipping it later is safer but can result in less crispy skin. This is something you will need to experiment with based on your grill, the type of rub used, and thickness of the chicken.