Smoked Nashville Hot Chicken
Smoked Nashville Hot Chicken has a sweet and spicy flavor that turns a regular, plain chicken recipe into something extraordinary.
Smoking a whole chicken in general is just awesome!
You can shred it and keep in the fridge for days and use for tacos, nachos, or even just a little snack here and there.
I made this at the same times as Pomegranate Molasses BBQ Ribs to use the whole cooking space in my smoker.
And the seasoning for both I got at Savory Spice.
The Nashville Hot seasoning is perfect, plus they have lots of sauces, spice blends, and gift options.
How to Make Smoked Nashville Hot Chicken
This is a 6 pound whole chicken and all I did to start was pat it dry. This helps for the seasoning to stick.
Then mix together melted butter, honey, the Nashville Hot seasoning, kosher salt, and pepper.
Brush the butter mixture over the chicken.
And, for extra flavor, separate the skin between the chicken breast and pour some of the mixture between the breast and skin.
Then season the chicken with more of the Nashville Hot seasoning.
Put the chicken on a smoker set to 225 degrees for 4 to 5 hours.
It can also be cooked in a baking dish in the oven at 400 degrees for an hour.
The biggest thing with smoking or cooking meat is not the actual time, it’s the temperature.
So many factors such as size of the chicken and ability to regulate the temperature of the smoker can affect when it’s done.
Use an instant read thermometer during the last few hours and remove the chicken once it’s at 170 degrees.
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Let Smoked Nashville Hot Chicken rest for a few minutes before digging in 🙂
This is great served just like this, or you can make an optional dipping sauce.
Mix together more melted butter, honey, and Nashville Hot seasoning to dip the chicken. So yummy!
If you like Smoked Nashville Hot Chicken, you might also like these recipes…
Smoked Cajun Chicken Thighs
Smoked Korean Chicken
Traeger Jalapeno Corn Dip
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Smoked Nashville Hot Chicken
Smoked Nashville Hot Chicken uses a Nashville Hot dry seasoning mixed with honey butter and smoked for hours giving amazing wood fired flavor
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 5 to 6 pounds)
- 3 Tbsps butter melted
- 2 Tbsps honey
- 1 Tbsps dry Nashville Hot seasoning (spice aisle or link to buy in post above) plus more to sprinkle over top
- 1 Tbsps garlic paste or minced garlic
- kosher salt, pepper
- Optional dipping sauce: Mix more melted butter, honey, and Nashville Hot seasoning for a sweet and spicy dipping sauce
Instructions
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Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and set aside on a tray.
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Put the melted butter, honey, Nashville Hot seasoning, garlic, kosher salt, and pepper in a bowl and whisk until combined.
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Brush some of the butter mixture over all sides of the whole chicken, separate the skin on the breasts and rub some of the sauce between the skin and chicken breasts as well.
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Place in a smoker set to 225 degrees for 4-5 hours or until the internal temp is 170 degrees.
Note: Can also be baked in the oven at 400 degrees for 1 hour, or until internal temp is 170 degrees.
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Let the chicken rest for a few minutes and serve with the optional sweet and spicy sauce if desired.
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