Smoked Chicken Wings
Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry Chicken
This easy-to-prepare recipe is a surefire winner for your next party. Perfect for watching the game with friends! I use an offset smoker for this recipe, but indirect heat in a 22 1/2 kettle grill works fine too.
Servings per recipe: 8
Calories per serving: 295
Preparation time: 10m
Total cooking time: 2h 10m
Ingredients:
- 16 chicken wings, tips discarded
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup dry rub for chicken (such as McCormick® Grill Mates®)
- 1 pound mesquite wood chips, soaked in water
- 1 (8 ounce) bottle blue cheese salad dressing
Directions:
- 1 Place chicken wings in a large bowl. Pour in olive oil; toss with hands until coated. Coat wings evenly with dry rub.
- 2 Light charcoal and heat smoker to 170 to 200 degrees F (77 to 93 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions.
- 3 Drain wood chips and place half of them directly on the charcoal. Spread wings evenly on the cooking grate skin-side down.
- 4 Smoke wings until fragrant, about 1 hour.
- 5 Flip wings. Add remaining wood chips to the charcoal. Continue smoking until an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour more.
- 6 Serve chicken wings with blue cheese dressing.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 5.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 39mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 1076mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 104mg | 3% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 3.7g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.6g | 2% |
| Protein | 14.2g | 28% |
| Sugars | 1g | |
| Vitamin A | 105IU | |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | |
| Calcium | 40mg | |
| Iron | 1mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 3mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 8mg | |
| Folate | 9mcg |
